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Ollie North – Bringer
Ollie North’s latest EP Bringer resonates a beautiful folksy aesthetic, which is firmly grounded in an urban sensibility. The softness and warmth of his sounds mix to construct a dreamy atmosphere, while his unassuming voice, almost hidden in the music, adds a homely comforting feel for the listener.
The first track on the EP, “Bringer”, starts off with tons of energy conveyed through the fullness of the sounds and the slightly distorted vocals. The guitar sparkles adding an uplifting feel to the song.
“Arabesque I” is a short musical interlude, the track flowering with sounds throughout.
The EP concludes with the subdued “Nearernesses”, a song structured around a canvass of repeating loops, interwoven with a variety sounds pulsing in and out from beginning to end. The vocal phrasing of the song is beautifully done.
Bringer is a three-track EP that gives you just a little taste of the potential of Ollie North; the layered and rich sounds create a full and pleasant atmosphere. The EP leaves you wanting more.
FINAL MARK : B+
October 18th, 2012
Read by: Catlin Spencer
Stories by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi, Chloe Deneumoustier, Emilie Pirson, Alyssa Tremblay
Produced by: Alyssa Tremblay
October 17, 2012
Hosted and produced by Nikita Smith
Stories by Jamie-Lee Gordon, Niki Mohrdar, Audrey Folliot, Grégory Wilson
Chinese companies can sue BC
The Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act, known as FIPPA,will come into effect at the end of October.
It is Canada’s biggest foreign trade treaty since NAFTA, reports the Vancouver Observer.
This treaty will penalize BC from negotiating a greater share of profits and creating regulations related to the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline for the next thirty-one years.
The Northern Gateway is a controversial pipeline project proposed to run from the Athabasca oil sands in Alberta to the north coast of BC.
Arbitrators in foreign investment agreement disputes will most likely judge in favour of Chinese investors in cases where the host country attempts to impose new or updated regulations that may interfere with the investor's bottom line.
Critics of the government's handling of FIPPA are calling for consultation from provinces and territories and committee hearings at the very least.
Accurso quits the construction business
According to CBC’s French-language service, Tony Accurso, Quebec’s construction magnate is leaving the business.
Accurso wrote to his employees and stated that it’s time to leave the company in the hands of younger and more energetic people and also apologized for the public controversy related to the company.
Accurso believes that the company will be better off without him and that he had no choice be to leave. In an interview with La Presse newspaper, Accruso described his over 1 billion-dollar company as the jewel of Quebec.
A consulting firm has been hired to help chart the company’s fiuture. Ideas of a merger, sale or splitting the company up have not been pushed aside.
In the last five decades, Accurso and the companies he is connected to have aided in almost every major construction project in Montreal.
According to CBC, Although Accurso has denied all allegations, he has been the target of Montreal’s anti-corruption squad and his name has been raised at the Charbonneau commission investigating allegations of corruption in the construction industry.
There has been quite a bit of controversy around the Accurso name, as companies controlled by his family have been convicted of tax fraud and had their licenses suspend.
Not only that, but Accurso was charged with fraud, conspiracy, influence peddling, breach of trust and two counts of defrauding the government last April. He was also arrested in early August on charges linked to a multimillion-dollar tax-evasion conspiracy.
In recent years, Accurso’s daughter has been handling much of the day-to-day running of the family business.
October 16th, 2012
Hosted by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Stories by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi, Saturn de Los Angeles, Catlin Spencer & Danny Aubry
Produced by: Catlin Spencer
Concordia president's salary going up
ConU’s presidential salary will be rising.
According to a report by The Link, Alan Shepard’s salary will be $ 357 000 a year. This rise is $7 000 more per year than the last three presidents.
According to his contract which was obtained by The Link, Shepard will also receive $4 200 per month as a housing allowance.
The news of the rise in salary has not been well received among Concordia students. Concordia student and former undergrad rep on Concordia’s Board of Governors, Cameron Monagle took issue with how Shepard’s contract was negotiated last Spring.
With this increase Concordia University’s presidents remain some of the highest paid in the province.
Flickr photo by: Viola Ng
France revamps neutral policy of Quebec seperatism
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois visited France and met President Francois Hollande at the Elysee palace in Paris.
According to CBC News Hollande stated that he is neither for or against the idea of an independent Quebec.
France`s neutral policy on the seperation of Quebec was introduced in the 1970`s, but was frozen during the Sarkozy era.
Quebec seperatists have always sought support from France, believing that obtaining support from a foreign country would help them become independent.
With or without France`s support Quebec will not seperate anytime soon with recent surveys indicating a miniscule amount of Quebecers favouring seperatism.
October 15th, 2012
Hosted by: Hannah Besseau
Stories by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi, Alyssa Tremblay & Daniel J. Rowe
Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Montreal "Officer 728" revised notes according to witness
Constable Stéfanie Trudeau may be in more trouble than she is already in.
According to a report by CBC News, Catia Moreau witnessed the arrest in question on October 2nd and overheard Trudeau tell fellow officers what to write in their notes so that she wouldn’t get into trouble.
The officers huddled under Moreau’s balcony to discuss how to write up what happened.
Meanwhile another video of the arrest has surfaced on You Tube. It shows Trudeau yelling at the man she was arresting and a witness. It also shows Trudeau using expletives when describing the people involved on a call to her supervisor.
"Officer 728: has since been suspended as the SPVM investigates the latest complaint against her. Police chief Marc Parent apologized for Trudeau’s actions last Thursday.
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