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Here’s what some Londoners, usingTwitter and Facebook, said aboutNDP Leader Jack Layton, who diedfrom cancer yesterday at age 61.We also asked: How will youremember him?

@miss_janet_a “I’ll remember#JackLayton as the man who gaveus hope but then was stolen frmus 2 soon. Canada’s a better placebec of him!”Stacey Swartz: “How he gave the‘Young Canadians’ a voice.”Sara Middleton: “as someone whoinspired many non-voting Canadi-ans to exercise their right to vote!”@UWO_HopeShine “RIP Jack Lay-ton. It is people like you thatinspire us to fight cancer. A trueCanadian hero that will be missed.#uwo #UniteToFight”@TheDonaldNorth “Seeing JackLayton walking in Toronto Pride

early 90s — years before it wascool 4 a politician — never aphoto op!”@NikkehSass “Read his letter toCanadians just now. “...let us beloving, hopeful and optimistic.And we’ll change the world.” Willdo.”

Premier Dalton McGuinty,speaking at the Association ofMunicipalities of Ontario confer-ence at the London ConventionCentre, called Layton “a tirelesschampion for our communitiesand our people” who nevershrank from a fight.

Layton was “always interestedin issues of immediate concern to families and workers,” McGuinty said.

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Bye, JackLondoners mourn NDP Leader Layton Memories, grief shared on social media

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MayorFontana’scondolencesMayor Joe Fontana’s statementon the passing of JackLayton:

I was extremelysaddened to hear thismorning of the pass-ing of my friend andcolleague, JackLayton. On behalf ofLondon city counciland all Londoners, Iwish to extendsincere condolences

to Olivia (Chow) and the Laytonfamily. Our thoughts andprayers go out to them at thisvery difficult time.

Jack was a man of strongconvictions and an enviablepassion for his country. Heserved Canada with dignity,boundless energy and

unwavering commit-ment. Today weremember and hon-our him for all thethings that madehim Jack, hiscompassion, his witand his love of coun-try. We stand togeth-er as Canadians inmourning.

He will be missed.

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Police investigating assault At least four people involved in beating: Victims

Downtown beatingrattles local couple

Christopher Campbell, 41, and his girlfriend, Jacqui Gallant, 47, both of London, were assaulted early Saturday while grabbing a bite to eat at a sausage stand near Richmond and York streets. Campbell’s left cheek was fractured, his upper lip was split and he has stitches in his left eyebrow. Gallant has a black eye and bruises on her back. Police are investigating.

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Christopher Campbell washaving the time of his life.

He’d spent the eveningwith his new girlfriend andhad met up with friends forpool and a few laughsdowntown.

That all changed atabout 2:30 a.m. Saturdaywhen Campbell and hisgirlfriend, Jacqui Gallant,stopped at a sausage standbehind the New Yorkernightclub at 333 RichmondSt.

“A guy came up andstarted mouthing off. … Hesaid, ‘How does a nerd likeyou get a girl like that,’”Campbell, 41, of London,said.

A few more words wereexchanged and minutes lat-er Campbell was hit frombehind — his glasses wentflying and a loud “crack”resonated in Gallant’s ears.

“From there, everythingjust kind of went white,”Campbell said.

He wound up on theground, and from there re-members two things veryclearly — being kickedfrom both sides and think-

ing he was going to die. “It was boots, boots,

boots,” Campbell said. “Ilooked down and there wasblood pouring out of me.”

His girlfriend was caughtin her own brawl. The manwith whom the disagree-ment had started wasjoined by at least two oth-ers and one woman, Camp-

bell and Gallant said. The woman jumped on

Gallant, leaving chokemarks around the 47-year-old London woman’s neck,biting one of her hands andbruising her back.

The beating — whichLondon police are investi-gating as a fight that esca-lated to an assault —

stopped when a car pulledup and it was indicatedsomeone had called 911. Bythen, Campbell hadcrawled about 10 metres.Gallant found him crum-pled on the ground nearRichmond and York streets.

The couple waited there— Campbell’s eyes openbut vacant — until policearrived and an ambulancetook Campbell to LondonHealth Sciences Centre.

There, doctors stitchedup his split upper lip, putthree stitches in his lefteyebrow and told him hisleft cheek had been frac-tured.

By yesterday, their in-juries had started to heal.Most of the swelling wasgone from Campbell’scheeks and his stitcheswere barely visible from adistance.

But the internal scars arelikely to linger for sometime.

“I’ve never been afraiddowntown; never, everbeen afraid,” said Gallant,who co-owned a businessdowntown for 15 years.

“I’m not going to stopliving. But maybe I’ll take acab next time … even if it isa beautiful night.”

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Tickets go on saleWednesday, Aug. 31, at 10a.m. Prices are $20, $30,$35 and $45. There are also$65 Sunny Seat packages,which include front-rowseats and a pre-show meet-and-greet with two SesameStreet Live cast members.

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$22K worthof drugsfound inhomePolice responding to a 911call from a homeownerabout a person in thehome with a firearmfound something else in-stead: A large quantity ofdrugs.

On Saturday afternoon,London police arrived atan address on Queens Av-enue to investigate the911 call. There was no onewith a firearm, and theygot a search warrant afterfinding drugs.

That night, London po-lice and RCMP seized2,052 grams of marijuanaand 180 grams of psilocy-bin worth a total of$22,320, as well as $1,200cash. London residentsChristopher Warrington,22, Alysha Smithers, 25,and 26-year-old Ryan Flem-ing face drug-traffickingcharges. METRO

Downtownfights notuncommon,say police Const. Dennis Rivest ofthe London police saidwhat happened to thecouple isn’t uncommon.

“If you go downtownon any Friday, Saturdayor Sunday night thereare fights. … I don’t seeit as (something that’shappening moreoften),” he said. “It is an

issue, though … (and)that issue is beingaddressed.”

Rivest said police aretaking action through abig presence downtown— including officers onfoot and bicycle patrol.

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“We weren’t doing anything to hurtanyone. We were just having fun. If itwasn’t us, it would have been someoneelse.” CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL

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Ontario premier met privatelyyesterday with city leaders

There’s no doubt London isfacing economic chal-lenges, Premier DaltonMcGuinty said yesterday.

But past investments inhealth care, schools andpublic transit have laid astrong foundation forgrowth and new jobs in thecity, McGuinty said.

“I remain very opti-mistic,” he said, speaking toreporters during the Associ-ation of Municipalities ofOntario’s annual confer-ence at the London Conven-tion Centre. “We must headin the direction we’ve al-ready taken — investing ininfrastructure.”

McGuinty named severallocal projects and issuesthat have been furthered by

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The automotive sector,McGuinty said, representsabout 400,000 jobs in south-west Ontario, many of whichare in the London area.

McGuinty said little aboutthe host city during his ad-dress to delegates at the con-ference. Instead, he focusedon his government’s effortsto take the cost of provin-cially mandated services outof local budgets.

IhadlunchwithJack Lay-tononce. I

wrote acolumn about the Westand the man from Toron-to needed votes in theWest, so we foundourselves at my favouriteSzechwan restaurant inVancouver.

The first surprise is thathe ordered in Cantonese— learned from his wife,Olivia Chow. It surprised

me, but the waiter wasdumbfounded after somany years of being yelledat by unilingual patronsintent on ordering thefried green beans Szech-wan style.

So I was impressedfrom the get-go.

Then we started talkingabout his roots in Hudson,Que., and it turned out weknew a bunch of the samepeople from Hudson. Soafter five minutes, he wasmy BFF.

I’m still not sure how ithappened; it sure didn’ttake him long to get pastthe Dobermans. I was aneasy victim of that leg-

endary Layton charm.But it wasn’t until he

started answering ques-tions that I began to un-derstand why more peopleended up trusting JackLayton than the rest of hisparty, not to mentionMichael Ignatieff and theLiberals.

Ignatieff once insultedJack by calling him apolitician, but if all politi-cians were like Jack Lay-ton, we’d live in a happiernation. Unlike most politi-cians — unlike MichaelIgnatieff — Jack actuallyenjoyed mixing it up overfried beans and orange-peel chicken.

The interview turnedinto a kind of argumentabout energy. I asked himwhat he would say to oilcompany CEOs about theoilsands, and while he did-n’t reject the oilsands outof hand, he came back atme with all kinds of ques-tions about their sustain-ability and aboutdepending on an ineffi-cient and limited source ofenergy when there wereso many alternatives to bedeveloped. He stuck to hisguns even though it wouldhave been better politicsto stick to the usual arrayof meaningless messages.

Talk about energy. Jack

could light a city the sizeof Winnipeg with the pas-sion and enthusiasm hebrought to his arguments.But he brought somethingelse — he was comfortablewith his own answers. Itwas as if he actually be-lieved what he was saying.

We stayed and arguedlong past the hour allottedfor lunch. His assistant’sBlackBerry buzzed omi-nously but Jack kept go-ing.

But now he’s gone forgood. Though not beforemaking several millionfriends, including one cyn-ical columnist, at lunch.

We’ll miss him.

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Jack Layton, 1950-2011 Looking back at the life and times of late NDP leader Jack Layton.

“WeremembertheTommy

Douglas quote Jackincluded in everyemail he sent:‘Courage myfriends, ’tis nevertoo late to build abetter world.’”INTERIM NDP LEADER NYCOLE TURMEL

“I knowonething:Jack gave

his fight againstcancer everythinghe had. Indeed,Jack never backeddown from anyfight.” PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER

@fortunafilius “#jacklay-ton was a giant of a man& a what an inspiringman he was! Thank youfor everything!#loveisbetterthananger”@natniles “Canadian menshould sport the ‘Layton’for Movember this year inhonor of Jack.”@bdgordonatlarge “Justread the letter by#jacklayton. A truly happywarrior. Men: let yourdoctor get to know youbetter.”@elizaboothy “Still reel-ing over #jacklayton. Ican’t imagine being thisheartbroken over thepassing of any other Cnd.political figure.”

1982First elected to Torontocity council. Layton,seen here in 1985,served on Toronto andMetropolitan Toronto

councilsfor 20years. Hewas apoliticianin themould ofa people’stribune,

with rolled-up sleeves,14-hour days and seven-day weeks.

July 18, 1950Born in Montrealand grew up inHudson, Que. Hetook his BA atMontreal’s McGillUniversity in thelate 1960s, whenradicalism blewthrough campuseslike a stiff gale. Therebellious vigourof the times ledhim to political activism.

An excerpt of a letter fromJack Layton to Canadians,dated Aug. 20, 2011.

... To young Canadians:All my life I haveworked to make thingsbetter. ... As my time inpolitical life draws to aclose, I want to sharewith you my belief inyour power to changethis country and thisworld. There are greatchallenges before you,from the overwhelmingnature of climatechange to theunfairness of an econo-my that excludes somany from our collec-tive wealth, and thechanges necessary tobuild a more inclusiveand generous Canada. Ibelieve in you. Your en-ergy, your vision, yourpassion for justice areexactly what this coun-try needs today. Youneed to be at the heartof our economy, our po-litical life, and ourplans for the presentand the future.

And finally, to allCanadians: Canada is agreat country, one ofthe hopes of the world.We can be a better one— a country of greaterequality, justice, andopportunity. ... My col-leagues in our party arean impressive, commit-ted team. Give them acareful hearing; consid-er the alternatives; andconsider that we can bea better, fairer, moreequal country by work-ing together. Don’t letthem tell you it can’t bedone.

My friends, love isbetter than anger. Hopeis better than fear. Opti-mism is better than de-spair. So let us beloving, hopeful and op-timistic. And we’llchange the world.

All my very best,Jack Layton

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1969Marries high-schoolsweetheart SallyHalford. Themarriage, whichproduced twochildren, endedin 1983.

July 9, 1988Marries Olivia Chow,seen here togetherin 1991. They wouldbecome the go-tocouple of the left inToronto politics.They rode a tandem bicycle along thewaterfront, entertained,led rallies, marched in parades, ran for office and won.

2003Elected leader of the federal NDP,winning on the first ballot.After which, Layton, seenhere at a Toronto Father’sDay charity event in 2004,criss-crossed the country toraise the party profile. Thetrademark grin, the brushmoustache, the earnest op-timism, the characteristichead tilt were the tools of histrade.

Sept. 10, 2006Layton, seen on Day3 of the 2006 NDPconvention in Quebec City,receives 92 per centapproval rating.

Feb. 10, 2010Tells public he was diagnosed withprostate cancer.

May 2, 2011Layton, seen here on the campaign trail in Montreal inApril, leads the NDP to a record 103 seats and official

Opposition status.Two months later,he would take aleave of absenceto deal withanother type ofcancer.

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Photos: Mourners pay tribute to Layton onParliament Hill.

FALLING UNDER LAYTON’S CHARM

Aug. 22, 2011Layton’s deathfrom cancer at the age of 61 spursan outpouring ofgrief acrossthe country.

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Residents of a towndubbed the prettiest inCanada returned yester-day morning to homes de-stroyed by the mostpowerful tornado to hitOntario in years, dissolv-ing into tears as the depthof the devastation sank in.

One woman said resi-dents of the picturesqueLake Huron community ofGoderich were in obviousshock and seemed para-lyzed as to what to donext.

“This is the worst dam-age I've ever seen,” saidEnvironment Canada'sRandy Mawson, who hasbeen investigating stormsfor 36 years.

As the day went on, res-idents busied themselvesclearing debris from theirhomes, hauling splinteredfurniture to the curb.Chainsaws buzzed assome residents sliced offdangling tree limbs, whileothers nailed shingles topatchy rooftops.

The mayor called thewreckage catastrophicand declared a state ofemergency.

Premier DaltonMcGuinty pledged at least$5 million to the wind-ravaged town, which washit with Ontario’s worsttornado in the past 15years.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Storm details

At least 37 people were in-jured and a 61-year-oldworker killedWinds of roughly 280 km/hcarved a path about 500metres wide in town.Environment Canada saidOntario hasn’t seen astorm that powerful since1996.The storm came nearly twoyears after a tornadoclaimed the life of an 11-year-old boy in Durham,Ont.

Two months after cattleraiders stole his entireherd, Nyati Kelabo stalksaround this desolate rivertown, sleeping under a tree,begging for food and worry-ing constantly about howhe will feed his five chil-dren and two wives.

South Sudan became theworld’s newest country inJuly, amid high hopes thatit would leave its violent

past behind. A 2005 peacedeal with the north ended acivil war and paved the wayfor January’s independencereferendum.

But the new country isalready reeling from inter-nal violence — often in theform of massive cattle raids— that is hurting commu-nities.

The UN said yesterdaythat new clashes last week

have killed as many as 600people, and that reportssuggest that between26,000 and 30,000 cattlehave been stolen.

Jonglei state Gov. KuolManyang Juuk said eightvillages were destroyedwhen warriors from theMurle tribe in Pibor countyattacked the Lou Nuer tribeof Uror county on Thursday.Juuk estimated the death

toll at 125.South Sudan’s poorly dis-

ciplined security forcesnow face the challenge ofcontaining insecurity notonly along the contestedborder with North Sudan,but also among South Su-dan’s tribes who have notyet been made to feel thatthey are equal and valuedcitizens.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hunger, death still a reality in South Sudan

Picking up the pieces in Goderich

A man and woman react as they clean up a tornado-ravaged house in Goderich, Ont.

FRANK GUNN, THE CANADIAN PRESS

Canada’s ‘prettiest’ small townleft in shambles Locals given 12-minute warning before storm hit

A resident greets advancing rebel fighters

on the outskirts of Tripoli.

SERGEY PONOMAREV, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gadhafi nowhere in sight in LibyaLibyan leader MoammarGadhafi was nowhere tobe found yesterday as his42-year rule teetered onthe brink of collapse.

Months of NATOairstrikes have left hisTripoli compound largelydemolished. Most of hissecurity forces fled or sur-rendered when rebelforces rolled into the capi-tal Sunday night and took

control of most of thecity. Rebel spokesman Mo-hammed Abdel-Rahman,who was in Tripoli, saidthe “danger is still there”as long as Gadhafi re-mains on the run.

“The real moment ofvictory is when Gadhafi iscaptured,” Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, head of the rebel Na-tional TransitionalCouncil, told a news con-

ference in the opposi-tion’s de facto capital ofBenghazi, hundreds ofmiles east of Tripoli.

He said the rebels haveno idea where Gadhafi isand if he is even inTripoli.

An Obama administra-tion official said the U.S.had no indication thatGadhafi had left Libya. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

IRA blamed forbomb attackIRELAND. Police say Britisharmy experts havedefused a small bombthat two men abandonedin a North Ireland bank.

Police believe Irish Re-publican Army dissidentswere behind the attack. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Famed Capotehome in flamesKANSAS. Firefighters haveput out a small fire at arural southwest Kansasfarmhouse where fourfamily members werekilled in 1959, sparkingTruman Capote to writethe critically acclaimednovel In Cold Blood.

The hunt for theirkillers mesmerized thenation.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

News in brief

Gadhafi’s life

Gadhafi has seven sonsand daughters who allplayed pivotal roles in hisregime throughout theyears. Two of his sons werearrested on Sunday: Al-Saadi gauhati and Seif al-Islam, the colonel’s heirapparent. But al-Islam was freed yes-terday for reasonsunknown and spotted byjournalists in Tripoli.

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May God bless peace up-on Jack Layton’s soul foreternal infinite time. JackLayton fought for apoverty-less societythrough his whole life —we should carry his spiritand work for his aspira-tion! ABDULLAH-BAQUIE GHAZI,TORONTO

Jack Layton demonstrat-ed his political skill intaking advantage of theopportunity provided bythe Liberals and Bloc.

He developed his partyinto a mass movementand used a combinationof his popular supportand behind-the-scenes in-trigue to propel himselfinto the official Opposi-tion. Furthermore, heraised the profile ofnational socialism,showed how a countrycould behave, and creat-ed a virtual certainty thathe would be misjudgedby opponents. His shoeswill not be easily filled.WILLIAM PERRY,VICTORIA

I campaigned against thisman, we didn’t see eye toeye on many issues, yetour hearts connected byour will to serve. His spir-it will carry on in serviceof all who stand for socialjustice.KEVIN CLARKE,THE PEOPLES POLITICAL PARTY OF ONTARIO

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Suspectedsmugglerskeep potabove waterThree suspectedMexican drug smug-glers have found outthe hard way that unliketheir boat, marijuanafloats.

Mexican marines saythey rescued three suspected smug-glers whose boat was sinking on the

Pacific Ocean and then arrested themafter finding bales of marijuana float-ing around the vessel.

The navy said in a statement yester-day the men had been stranded off the

port of Ensenada for morethan a day before they

radioed for help on Saturday. Authorities suspect the

men threw the bales into thewater before calling for help.

The navy said that whenmarines reached them, the

men were removing water fromthe sinking boat,

which had suffered anengine malfunction.

More than 120 kilograms ofmarijuana was floating near thevessel. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TAKE ALL NEWENDEAVOURSIN STRIDE

I always hated runners. Assomeone who only ever ranto catch the bus I thought ofthem as pretentiousshowoffs, herds of Lycra-cladgazelle sprinting through

my neighbourhood and hogging thesidewalk.

Strangely, the more they annoyed methe more I wanted to be a part it and so,at the beginning of the summer, I decid-ed that maybe I should try. Of course, Icouldn’t muster up the motivation to

get out there by myself. I decided that if I was going to do this, a Learn to

Run training clinic was probably the best place tostart.

On the first day the instructor shared the secret torunning: You only ever have to run for 10 minutes,and then you walk for one minute.

By maintaining a manageable 10-and-one pace, youallow your body torecuperate and are able tocontrol that little voice in-side your head telling you“This is too hard.” I discov-ered that I could run forev-er if I only have to thinkabout running another 60seconds.

The first few weekswere torturous. My calves,shins, quads and othermuscles that had beendormant for years wereawoken in an excruciatingmanner.

Not only was I inconstant physical pain,but I also felt self-

conscious knowing that I didn’t have any of the gearor gadgets to fit in with my new running club. Did I re-ally need a GPS-enabled watch to calculate calorie ex-penditure and a four-bottle rehydrating fuel beltclipped around my waist?

But as the weeks progressed something unexpectedhappened — I started to enjoy myself. I felt better, ranfaster and for longer, and I realized that if I stretchedenough afterwards I could save my muscles from someof the burning pain I was inflicting upon them.

As I ran farther I started exploring new parts of thecity. I came across hidden trails and waterfront pathspopulated with like-minded individuals, a dry-fit armybounding along with matching earbuds.

Sometimes, when I’m not too exhausted to use myfacial muscles, I’ll give these fellow pavementpounders a smile of recognition. I don’t need to hatethem any more; I’m one of them now — minus the$300 shoes and pace-monitoring shoelace clip withiPod synchronization.

Becoming a runner has made me smug — notbecause I think that I am better than anyone else, butbecause I am becoming an improved version of myself.I’ve been reborn to run.

SHE SAYS ...JESSICA NAPIERMETRO

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“By maintaininga manageable

10-and-onepace, you allow

your body torecuperate and

are able tocontrol thatlittle voice

inside your headtelling you ‘This

is too hard.’”

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Israel has given Google agreen light to photographits streets after a deal withthe Internet giant meant toensure its panoramic StreetView service would not aideterrorists planning attackson sensitive sites.

A panel of governmentministers met for sixmonths to draft guidelinesmeant to ensure Israel’s se-curity would not be com-promised. Israel announcedSunday it had reached anagreement with Google Inc.on security and legal issuesrelated to the project.

Google “agreed to all ofour requests,” said MotiOhana, media adviser to In-telligence Minister DanMeridor, who headed the

committee. Ohana refusedto divulge details of the se-curity arrangements.

A spokesman for GoogleIsrael said the company

hopes to provide updatessoon about the project’slaunching, but wouldn’t saywhen the service will beginin Israel. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

$514MSuncor took a $514-million writedown onits Libyan assetsduring the second-quarter. Those opera-tions make up a tinyfraction of the compa-ny’s overall earningsand production.

Suncorcontinueshalt onoperationsAn end to Moammar Gad-hafi’s rule in Libyaappeared close-at-handyesterday, but Suncor En-

ergy Inc. isn’t ready to re-turn just yet. The Canadi-an oil company removedits employees from theNorth African nationwhen conflict broke outin February, and its chiefexecutive officer has saidthey wouldn’t return aslong as Gadhafi remainedin power. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Israel good to go for Google Street View

An employee drives a

Google vehicle around

Palo Alto, Calif., to

shoot “Street Views”

in October 2010.

Israeli officials have given

Google the green light to

photograph its streets

and cities.

PAUL SAKUMA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE

Home ownership in Cana-da became more expensivefor the second straightquarter, but recent globalmarket and economic tur-moil could actually helpkeep a lid on expenses bykeeping interest rates low,RBC Economics reportedyesterday.

During the second quar-ter of 2011, the proportionof pre-tax income requiredto service the costs of own-ing a home increased forall types of houses meas-ured in RBC’s housing af-fordability index. But thattrend may turn around go-ing forward, said CraigWright, RBC’s senior vice-president and chief econo-mist.

“Renewed turmoil inglobal financial marketshas caused heightened un-certainty with respect to

the pace of global growthand we need to factor this into our outlook for theCanadian housing mar-ket,” he said. “However,this volatility might have asilver lining; housing af-fordability in Canada maynot deteriorate as quicklyor by as much as we previ-ously expected.”

The Bank of Canada willbe in no hurry to raise interest rates in Canada,

which helps keep variablerate mortgage costs down.

RBC expects that thecentral bank will nowkeep interest rates at thecurrent low one per centuntil the middle of nextyear.

“The postponement of interest rate increases might motivate homebuyers to stay activelonger,” said Wright.THE CANADIAN PRESS

City Housing Ranks

RBC’s housing affordability

index measures the costs

of owning a home at going

market values.

Vancouver is the most

expensive city with costsequivalent to 92.5 per centof a household’s monthlyincome, up 10.4 percent agepoints from the previousquarter.Toronto is in second with51.9 per cent, up 2 points.Other major cities include:Ottawa (41.2 per cent, up1.3 points), Calgary (37.1 percent, up 0.6 points), Edmon-ton (33.8 per cent, up 0.6points) and Montreal (42.6per cent, up 1.4 points).The national figure was

43.3 per cent and was up1.7 points.

House costs sky-highRBC Economics reports home ownership costs up in the second quarter of 2011 The Canadian Real Estate Association says costs will stabilize in late 2011 to 2012

RICHARD DREW/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Restoring Libyan oil exportsInternational oil prices fell yesterday because of theprospect that large oil shipments from Libya will hitthe market again. It could be a year or more beforethis happens, but once the oil starts flowing, gasoline prices are expected to dip even further.

Stocks. Oil

Traders work in the oil options pit of the New York

Mercantile Exchange yesterday. Oil prices are dropping

as a rebellion in oil-rich Libya appeared close to ending.

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The

UntouchablesThe openings of Conan the Barbarian and Fright Night have remakes on the mind of

moviegoers Here, a look at five classic films that Hollywood should have left alone

City of Angels (1998)

Wim Wenders’ Wings ofDesire (1987) is a modernclassic, and it featured oneof the greatestperformances by the latePeter Falk. Melancholy,thoughtful and visually ar-resting, it followed unseenangels who watched overBerlin, observing people’sactions, listening to theirthoughts, quietly shapingtheir lives. City of Angels,by comparison, was tooobvious — it spelled every-thing out and its emotionswere too tidy. Brad Silber-ling turned this subtle sto-ry into a simple romanticcomedy starring NicolasCage (as an angel) and MegRyan (as a heart surgeon),two actors who make ab-solutely no sense together.

The Invasion (2007)

There’ve been manyversions of the sci-fi classicInvasion of the BodySnatchers, but this onehad the least bite. NicoleKidman, Daniel Craig andJeffrey Wright went towaste as a few of the lastcitizens who managed toremain uninfected when agloopy substance fromouter space took over thepopulation, turningpeople into emotionlessdrones. The whole point ofthis story has always beento serve as a reflection ofits times, This time, therewere passing TV news ref-erences to the war in Iraqand North Korean leaderKim Jong Il, but the film’spolitical ideology felttossed-in and half-baked.Worst of all, it wasn’t theslightest bit scary orsuspenseful.

Psycho (1998)

Pretty much no oneshould go near AlfredHitchcock, ever. But ifyou’re daring enough totry, you should avoid do-ing a shot-by-shotremake of what is proba-bly the master’s best-known film. Still, you’vegot to admire Gus VanSant’s chutzpah. He shotit in colour — that’s dif-ferent — and added a fewslight tweaks. VinceVaughn plays the iconicAnthony Perkins role ofNorman Bates and AnneHeche fills in for JanetLeigh as Marion Crane.But other than that, it’sthe same characters,same dialogue, samecamera angles, even thesame Bernard Hermannscore from 1960. It’s anintriguing exercise but,ultimately, a noblefailure.

The Women (2008)

George Cukor’s 1939 catfight, based on the playby Clare Boothe Luce,was intended as a satireof society mavens andtheir frivolous lives. Indirecting for the firsttime and writing thescript, Murphy Browncreator Diane Englishmade it a celebration.Sure, it had an all-femalecast of solid actresses(Meg Ryan, Annette Ben-ing, Cloris Leachman), asdid the original, thoughperhaps not quite thestellar collection that in-cluded Norma Shearer,Joan Crawford andRosalind Russell. Cukor’stone and timing weremissing; English appliedall the lightheartedinstincts of her sitcombackground andseemingly none of the in-sights of the source material.

The Karate Kid(2010)

This is admittedly apersonal, nostalgicchoice. But for anyonewho grew up in the ‘80s,The Karate Kid inspires adeep fondness. HaroldZwart’s versionmaintained the basicstructure and even somekey details, like thesweep-the-leg moment inthe finale. It moved thesetting from Los Angelesto Beijing, that’s no bigdeal. The main problemwas the casting of JadenSmith, who was severalyears younger than RalphMacchio was and lookseven younger. And so nei-ther the fighting nor theromance with a girl who’sout of his league — twokey components of TheKarate Kid — made sense.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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POM Wonderful Presents:The Greatest Movie EverSoldGenre: DocumentaryDirector: Morgan SpurlockStars: Peter Berg, PaulBrennan881

No corporations wereharmed in the making ofMorgan Spurlock’s latestdocumentary provocation,although a few may havebeen a trifle embarrassed.

Many were plainly de-lighted, especially POMWonderful, the juice com-

pany that paid $1 millionto have its name in thefilm’s title.

For the boss-baitingSpurlock to suddenly polkawith pooh-bahs may seemstrange. Has the Super SizeMe guy lost the will to an-noy capitalists? The answeris maybe, but the goodnews is that it hardly mat-ters, if you accept the filmas entertainment ratherthan crusading journal-ism.

Spurlock is simultane-ously selling out and point-

ing out, by putting his in-tegrity on sale for what hebelieves is the greatergood. He wants culturalconsumers to know thattheir eyeballs are for sale.

After convincing us ofadvertising’s ubiquity withan opening montage, hesets out to get some forhimself. Few could pull offthis fan dance as well asSpurlock, who manages tobe both the laughing andcrying clowns at the sametime.

PETER HOWELL

The BeaverGenre: DramaDirector: Jodie FosterStars: Mel Gibson, Jodie Fos-ter, Anton Yelchin881

It’s impossible to view MelGibson’s utterly naturalperformance here withoutthinking of the beast with-in this once-beloved actor.

But Gibson’s real-life an-tics shouldn’t distract usfrom the film’s sober in-tent. Director Jodie Fosterand screenwriter Kyle

Killen use blunt symbols toillustrate this darkly comicstory of Walter Black, aman fighting clinical de-pression in his own uniqueway: by letting a rodenthand puppet speak for him.

PETER HOWELL

Richard Branson saysguests including ac-tress Kate Winslet es-caped uninjuredwhen fire torethough his luxuryCaribbean home inthe middle of thenight. The Britishbusinessman saysabout 20 peoplewere staying in thehouse on Necker,Branson’s private islein the British VirginIslands. Branson saidhe was staying in an-other propertyaround 100 metresaway, with his wife,Joan, and son, Sam.Sam managed tohelp evacuateWinslet and otherguests from thehouse. He said thehouse was“completelydestroyed” and thefire was not entirelyout on Monday..THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Winslet escapes fire

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Brad and hisbrood reelingin the fun inScotlandGONE FISHIN’. Brad Pittisn’t letting long shoot-ing days on World WarZ keep him from enjoy-ing being in Scotland.

The actor reportedlytook his sons out for abit of fishing recentlyon the grounds of theirlavish rented estate, ac-cording to Us Weekly.

“Brad looked veryproud of the boys, de-spite the fact that noone managed to catchanything,” a sourcesays.

“I don’t think Bradparticularly caredabout getting a bite.

It was just nice tospend time with theboys after a long day atwork.”

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Fresh prince of the west coastPrince Harry is heading tothe U.S. The young royalwill reportedly spend twomonths in California andArizona training on Apachehelicopters, according tothe BBC. After becoming anApache pilot, Harry couldbe sent back to Afghanistannext year. METRO

Kimberly Stewart gavebirth to a baby girl Sun-day in Los Angeles, ac-cording to Us Weekly.

While the baby’s fa-ther, Oscar-winner Beni-cio del Toro, was notpresent at the hospital,her equally famous grand-father, British rocker RodStewart was.

“Benicio is the fatherand very supportive,” delToro’s rep said earlier thisyear. “Although [he andKimberly] are not a cou-ple, they are looking for-ward to the arrival of thebaby.”

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Three months after theirdivorce was finalized,Charlie Sheen and Brooke

Mueller are re-portedly “thinking of get-ting back together,” asource tells Us Weekly.

The pair were spottedover the weekend board-

ing a private jet togetherand smiling.

“She’s totally gung-ho,”the source says.

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Radcliffe’s mysteriousmain squeeze has a nameDaniel Radcliffe’s girl-friend has been identifiedas Rosanne Coker, a pro-duction assistant whoworked on the last threeHarry Potter films as wellas Radcliffe’s upcomingthe Woman in Black, ac-cording to the Daily Mail.

“They would really pre-fer to keep things quiet,”her father, Malcolm Cok-er, tells the newspaper.

“But they have been go-ing out for just over a yearnow. I have met Danieland he is a lovely guy.”

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10 wellness metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011

Is life too busy? Do you feeloverwhelmed? Overbur-dened? A little solitudemay be just what the doc-tor ordered.

“Time alone is essentialto our sanity,” says Dr. Su-san Biali, a Vancouver-based wellness expert, lifecoach and author of Live aLife You Love: 7 Steps to aHealthier, Happier MorePassionate You.

You need solitude torest, reflect, plan, dream,and breathe, explainsBiali.

“If you don’t getenough, you’ll be cranky,stressed and even de-pressed.”

For many people, espe-cially introverts and cre-ative people, constantstimulation is a form ofphysical and mental stress,and time alone helps tobalance and defuse thatstress. It can actually loweryour blood pressure anddeepen your breathing.

Mothers with youngchildren and people caringfor others get the leastdown time.

“Almost any mother Ispeak to says she is dyingfor more time alone butfeels selfish or guilty inwanting it.” Biali’s advice?“Find the right balance foryou and don’t feel guiltyabout it. Being yourhealthiest, happiest and

most well-adjusted self ifthe best gift you can giveto others, as ultimatelyyou’ll be able to give tothem more effectively.”

Signs that you need analone fix: You are irritable,you feel like snapping, youfeel like screaming, youfantasize about timealone, you feel weepy,worn out and exhausted.

Check with your doctorto make sure you’re notclinically depressed.

Chances are, you justneed a break.

Wellness expert says the best way to recharge is with some alone time Unwind with you

Making time for you

“I never said, ‘I want to be alone.’ I only said, ‘I want to be left

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This is when your scheduleand commitments are outof control and you feel likeyou might self-destruct.The next time someoneasks for your time, you say,“I’m so sorry, but I’vedeclared social bankruptcyuntil further notice.” Exercise alone. Peoplewho are demanding ofyour time will accept yourdesire to exercise for along and healthy life, evenif they don’t understandyour need to be alone. Tryblending the two together.Dr. Biali goes for a walkevery single morning byherself, to clear her headand gain energy for theday. Or, escape to the exer-cise bike in the basement.

Research hasalready found thatCanadians thinkthey’re skinnierand taller thanthey really are,but a new studysuggests they’realso off the markwhen it comes tothe height andweight of theirkids. The StatisticsCanada researchsuggests rates ofchildhood obesityin the country areinaccurate as theymost often rely ondata from parents.The study foundthat on average,parents underesti-mated theirchild's height by3.3 centimetresand weight by 2.4pounds.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Don’t despair if you can’tfit in the recommended 30minutes of daily exercise.Growing evidence suggeststhat even half that muchcan help.

It’s still no excuse toslack off. Regular exercisestrengthens muscles, re-duces the risk of some dis-eases and promotesmental well-being. Themore exercise, the better.

But not everyone hasthe time or willpower. Soresearchers set out to findthe minimum amount ofphysical activity needed toreap health benefits. Thefindings by a study in Tai-wan suggest just 15 min-utes of moderate exercisea day can lead to a longerlife. This “may convincemany individuals that theyare able to incorporate

physical activity into theirbusy lives,” Dr. Anil Nigamof the University of Mon-treal said in an email.

Nigam had no role inthe research but wrote aneditorial on the study pub-lished last week.

Fitness guidelines rec-ommend that adults get atleast a half-hour of moder-ate workout most days.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

You should try the minimumEven 15 minutes of exercise a day can add years to life, study finds Don’t use it to slack

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King West isideally locat-ed by the JLCto attract acrowd before

and after games. As an upscale sports bar,

it has the televisionscreens, theme decor andall-deep-fried menu thatfans want.

My companion and Ibask in the sunlight of itsrooftop patio. The pre-

King of quick, cheap lunches

Buffalo Chicken Crunch Sandwich with salad.

PAUL MITCHELL

King West Bar & Grill, an upscale sports bar, offers all your fave bar eats

dictable menu offerswings, sandwiches andvarious Italian standardsalong with a team platter($19) that serves a combi-nation of appetizers.

We are drawn to the in-expensive Express LunchMenu.

Both of us order the Buf-

falo Chicken Crunch Sand-wich ($6.99), mine withsalad and hers with sweetpotato fries ($1 extra).

The honey-garlic sauceon the chicken is flavour-fully sweet and tangy. Thebreading is crunchy withan impressive bun. The sal-ad is overdressed with

creamy chili-ranch butgenerous with cheese andfresh vegetables.

King West is unques-tionably a sports destina-tion despite thesophisticated, trendy de-sign. It is a good spot tograbs drinks and a quickaffordable lunch.

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I keep reading news about a slowdown in theUS economy – should I sell my investments?

A: Money in America? Is that an oxymoron?

B: You should invest! You can’t get the ups without goingthrough the downs.

As the last 10days, and in-deed the last10 years ofthe stockmarket havetaught us, thefinancial you-

know-what hits the fan on apretty regular basis.

Recently, many punditshave urged us not to sellour holdings (usually mutu-al funds) in a panic becausegood investments will sur-vive the carnage.

This is essentially thebuy and hold philosophy,which has been a staple bitof investment advice fordecades.

The trouble is it worksjust fine for mutual fundcompanies and commissionbased advisors because theyget paid through fees aslong as you hang on to your

funds. But it doesn’t workfor most investors.

The reason is that duringmarket meltdowns bad in-vestments are hauled downfurther than good ones.They also take longer to re-cover and some never do.

How do you know you’vegot a stinker of a fund?Easy. Look it up. One of thebest sites is morningstar.ca.Type in the name of yourfund then click View Quick-take Reports.

Look down the quotepage to the performancechart to see how well thefund has done over timecompared to its category.

The chart will show agraph with three lines indi-cating how your fund faresrelative to its category andalso relative to the broadermarket.

For example, a broad-based Canadian equity fundwould be compared againstits category and also againstthe S&P/TSX Composite In-dex.

You can also ask your ad-visor to pull up the same in-formation for you on eachof the funds you hold.

Note that most mutualfunds will not perform aswell as the index. Your goalis to have funds that out-perform their category.

If any of your funds aresub-par you may want tosell and buy better ones in

the same category (checkinto deferred sales chargesfirst).

You will likely still getsucked down by stock mar-ket meltdowns when theyhappen but a good fundwill ride it out much betterthan its lower qualitycousin. CONTACT ALISON AT ALISONGRIFFITHS.CA OR [email protected]

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Feelingstressed aboutback-to-schoolshopping?You’re not

alone! According to a July2011 survey conducted byVISA, Canadian householdsare frazzled by the crowdsand are feeling gouged atthe till.

The average family plansto spend $400 dollars thisyear on back-to-school para-phernalia. Of that, almost50 per cent will be allocatedtowards clothing.

Save money on back-to-school shopping by slicingyour budget in half, startingearly and getting creativelyfrugal. Take an inventory ofwhat you already have;pens, paper, software, back-packs, etc. Don’t buy newsupplies just because Junior

wants them. Shop for neces-sary supplies throughoutthe year when stores havesales. Many stores are suf-fering from low consumerspending and plan to blowout inventory at clearanceprices this fall to stimulatesales volumes. Get thereearly before the quality sup-plies have been picked over.

Hit up thrift shops,garage sales, neighbour-hood clothing exchanges,and websites like eBay orCraigslist. See if you canpick up gently used sup-plies, computers, furniture,or clothing.

Costco or other whole-salers carry a variety ofback-to-school inventory ataffordable prices. If yourkids have outgrown clothesor no longer need their text-books, sell them on con-signment or exchange withanother family.

You don’t need to spendhundreds of dollars onback-to-school shopping.School is a place of learn-ing, not a fashion show.

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sports 13metronews.caTUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011

Cubs putshortstop on benchBASEBALL. Cubsshortstop Starlin Castrowas held out of the start-ing lineup againstAtlanta last night, onenight after televisioncameras caught him not

paying attention in thefield as a pitch wasthrown.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Silver medalfor CanadaBASKETBALL. The Canadi-an men’s basketballteam are heading homewith silver from theWorld Universiade, afterlosing to Serbia 68-55 inyesterday’s final.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Sports in brief

A year spent in the rough

This was supposed to beGraham DeLaet’s time toshine.

With an impressiverookie season on the PGATour under his belt and awide open landscape inCanadian golf, the 29-year-old from Weyburn, Sask.,seemed poised to step tothe forefront of the sport inthis country.

Instead, his 2011 seasonnever even got off theground. DeLaet had backsurgery the first week ofJanuary and appears likelyto finish the year havingonly played a handful oftournaments.

“When I’m feeling 100per cent, I’m going to (re-turn),” DeLaet said yester-day in an interview. “I’mnot going to do it any soon-er than that.”

He already got a smalltaste of what it’s like tocome back too soon, hav-ing entered three events inJune before the sorenessand stiffness returned.

There remains a possibil-ity he might take part inthe PGA Tour’s Fall Series— four tournaments heldin October following theplayoffs — but it is far fromcertain. That was the beststretch of events DeLaetplayed as a rookie last sea-son and allowed him tokeep his fully exempt sta-tus.

It would be tough to letthem pass by this year.

“I played well in the FallSeries last year so that partof me wants to get going,”said DeLaet. “But at thesame time, I had that feel-ing in June and I went out

and played and it was justtoo early. The competitorinside me wants to go but Ithink you have step backand look at the big picturebefore you make any kindof commitments.”

There is some reason foroptimism. DeLaet’s backhas progressively startedfeeling better in recentweeks and he’s found him-self able to perform morechallenging positions inbikram yoga.

DeLaet plans to ask theTour for a medical exemp-tion that will give him 26total tournaments in 2012to earn the equivalent of125th spot on the moneylist this year.

The back problems dateback to an injury DeLaetsuffered while playinghockey as a teenager. Thepain became unbearable to-wards the end of last year,forcing him to have surgeryto remove a portion of aherniated disc.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Graham DeLaet entered three events in June before his back pain returned.

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Back problems have kept Graham DeLaet from following upon his strong PGA debut in 2010

The Oakland Raiders used athird-round pick yesterdayin the NFL’s supplementaldraft to select former OhioState quarterback TerrellePryor.

The Raiders and theleague announced thatOakland used the 18th se-lection of the round for Pry-or.

Pryor will not be eligibleto practice with or play for

Oakland during the regularseason until the team’ssixth game. When he wasallowed to enter yesterday’sdraft, he was handed a five-game suspension by com-missioner Roger Goodell.Pryor gave up his final sea-son with the Buckeyes afteran investigation into theteam’s memorabilia-for-cash scandal.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Raiders roll dice on Pryor

Terrelle Pryor

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“There was a timein December,January andFebruary — when Iwas in really badpain and rightafter my surgery —when you thinkabout the worstthings. The worstthoughts crossyour mind: ‘Will Iever be able toplay again?’”GRAHAM DELAET

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“(The) diagnosishad initially

been like a shotto the head. Thebone still hurtsme. It remainsunder control,

just, but we cannever drop our

guard.”TENNIS STAR RAFAEL NADALIN HIS NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY,RAFA. THE SPANISH PLAYER

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Denver Broncos coach JohnFox has seen enough toname Kyle Orton his start-ing quarterback.

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Fox said Tim Tebow andBrady Quinn are still vyingfor the job as Orton’s pri-mary backup.

Because the league’s newrules don’t mandate teamsdesignate their quarterbackrotation on game day any-more, the winner of thatQB competition might re-main a mystery, barring aninjury to Orton.

The Broncos began train-ing camp trying to trade Or-ton but when no teamsmade an offer, they openedthe competition and Ortonquickly showed he was the

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Orton’s starting statushasn’t really been in doubtsince Day 1 of trainingcamp, when he showed thegulf between him and theothers was enormous.

Tebow, who started thefinal three games last sea-son and thought he’d comeinto camp as the incum-bent, might slip to the No. 3job as he continues to strug-gle with accuracy and me-chanics while Quinn showsvast improvement from lastyear, when former coachJosh McDaniels didn’t playhim during the regular sea-son. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Orton makes QB choice easy for BroncosTim Tebow and Brady Quinn left to battle for Denver’s

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Coming from the basketball-loving Philippine Islands, Ronald Miranda was happy when he saw the neighbourhood basketball court after arriving in Kitchener, Ontario. Little did he know, the game would help him find new friends who would offer sound financial advice.

It all began when the software engineer came to Canada in 2008 to accept a job with a high-tech company. While Ronald was excited to bring his wife and daughter to North America, reality soon set in.

“We didn’t know anyone here. We had no family and no idea where to get groceries or other necessities,” recalls Ronald.

Fortunately, new friends showed them around, including the local basketball court where their families gathered for Friday night games. The growing roster of players included Cris Santos, a Philippine native, and Branch Manager at Scotiabank’s Courtland & Shelley branch, in Kitchener, Ontario.

“The game created an extended family for us,” says Cris, who adds that basketball helped ease his own transition to Canada when he arrived six years earlier. “Sports can help build a community for newcomers who share all kinds of first-hand advice and experience.”

Off the court, Ronald turned to Cris to understand the banking system and when Ronald saw plans for the perfect four-bedroom home, he connected with Cris once again for a mortgage1 pre-approval.

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Cris can appreciate how the right advice when starting out makes for long-term success, since he is providing first-hand advice. While Cris and his wife were veteran bankers in the Philippines, they had to learn the Canadian banking system before landing jobs at Scotiabank (Maria Santos is a Personal Banking Manager at 14 Fischer-Hallman Road North in Waterloo).

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For Ronald, the weekly basketball games enabled his family to build a group of friends who now camp and picnic together, plus a Scotia® advisor who helped them obtain their new home earlier this summer.

“It started with a small basketball group and the rest is history,” remarks Ronald. “Now, when I meet other newcomers, we invite them to play ball and point them to Cris for good advice.”

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Good advice from Scotiabank helps Philippine native Ronald Miranda enjoy court time with his family.

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