Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 15, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday december 15, 2007 Canada winnipegfreepress.coma15 Coyote attacks really strange Brazen animals grab children in Canmore by James Stevenson c Algary ? the Hunt is on for any coyotes hanging around the Rocky Mountain town of can More alta., in the Wake of three Brazen attacks on Small children with in the past week. One Coyote grabbed a 10-year-old boy by the leg during the popular skate with Santa party wednesday night at the Pond near the Centre of town. After adults chased the Coyote away it apparently returned and grabbed a four year old boy by the jacket. A similar incident last weekend happened to a 13-year-old girl when a Coy ote grabbed her by the coat just in front of her House. None of the children was Hurt or even had skin broken in the attacks but wildlife officers were Quick to strike Back. They re basically going to be Tak ing Down any coyotes that Are showing habituation behaviour so basically any coyotes in the town Darcy Whiteside of Alberta sustainable resources said Friday. Whiteside said officers worked almost through the night thursday and otes have become a common sight in Back alleys and Industrial areas searching for garbage or Hunting Small pets. Jim Pissot executive director of defenders of wildlife Canada has lived in Canmore for seven years and said while coyotes Are not rare such an attack is virtually unheard Pissot said there a a Good Chance the coyotes have been attracted into town by various food opportunities and have Likely been rewarded. So they see the town site As a Good source of food and other habitat needs and they have become inordinately comfortable around people. That a what makes this behaviour so he said Canmore surrounded by mountains and Forest needs to look at getting rid of every possible source of inadvertent food ? from dog bowls to Greasy barbecues ? to avoid making coyotes comfortable and becoming a direct precursor to such attacks. I think it is a very serious incident Jenelle Schneider can West news service and our sympathies Are with the Par coyotes Are More of an opportunistic Hunter known to scavenge. Ends and families of these children because its got to be very frightening were Back at it Early Friday killing one Ward signs of illness. The culled Ani he said. And there a no question that Coyote and still Hunting for others. Mals will be tested for any diseases the offending animals ought to be Elim the three incidents were the first of like rabies Whiteside said. Ina Ted. Their kind in Alberta Over the last year. Coyotes tend to look like a Cross its unfortunate we Don to really have typically coyotes Are More of an Between a Fox and a German Shepherd any ways right now of distinguishing opportunistic Hunter known to scan dog weighing Between nine and 14 Between coyotes that Are just moving Enge or go after Small prey. Kilograms. Through and minding their own Busi for a Coyote to show this kind of they typically live in Park areas and Ness and the Likely smaller number aggressive tendencies its just really along River valleys which is Why the of animals that Are the offending Crit really strange said Whiteside. Bow Valley West of Calgary is Ideal ters in this witnesses to the attack said the Ani Coyote habitat. Mal appeared healthy and had no out but As Urban centres expand Coy the Canadian press get Falls to 5%, other taxes Cut under new Law Ottawa ? a Range of tax cuts including another one per cent Cut in the get was passed into Law Friday. The get Cut to five per cent will take effect in january. Since coming to office nearly two years ago we have reduced the Overall tax Burden by about $190 billion bringing taxes to their lowest level in nearly half a Century finance minister Jim Flaherty said in a statement after the tax changes received Royal assent in the Senate. Among the changes is the work ing income tax Benefit which will give Low income working canadians a $500-per-year tax credit. The credit is $1,000 per year for Low income families. There will also be a half percentage Point Cut in the lowest fed eral tax rate and an increase in the Basic personal credit to $9,600, both retroactive to Jan 1, 2007. In addition the amount canadians can earn without paying income tax will Rise to $9,600 in 2007 and 2008, and to $10,100 in 2009. People with children under the age of 16 enrolled in organized sports will now be eligible for a $500 non refundable tax credit for the 2007 tax year. Canadian businesses will also Benefit from a one per cent reduction in Federal corporate income tax. ? can West news service Homolka husband child in Caribbean Quebec to reports Montreal ? a Quebec television report says Karla Homolka who served 12 years in jail for the lurid killings of two Ontario schoolgirls in the 1990s, has left Canada for the Caribbean. The French language Tva network reported Friday that Homolka had relocated somewhere in the Antilles the Chain of islands forming the greater West indies. The network said she left with her child and husband who is originally from the Caribbean. Tva did not identify the source of its information. It said her lawyer had no comment and that Homolka would not Grant an interview. Homolka was handed a 12?year manslaughter sentence for her part in the sex slay Ings of Ontario teens Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French. She was released from jail almost three years ago and did not have any limits on her Freedom. Tva said police have had no problems with her since then. Tim Danson lawyer for the Homolka shown in 1993, families of Homolka a Vic has no travel restrictions. Tims said Friday that he was unaware of the report that Homolka had left the country. i have not heard that and they Don to need to certainly Tell me that in Advance he said. Although Homolka is a convicted Felon Danson said she a not bound to Canada. There a no restrictions on her so she a free As a Bird. Although being allowed into another country that a interest ing. I mean if she left the country that Means another coun try has to allow her to come in. That would be the network said Homolka decided to leave Canada so she could give her one year old child a Normal life. She has moved several times in the Montreal area since her release from prison. Homolka a plea bargain Deal in the slayings in Exchange for testimony against former husband Paul Bernardo sparked outrage after videotapes surfaced that suggested she was More a willing participant and less a victim of Bernardo. The sentence also took into consideration her role in the 1990 death of her 15-year-old sister Tammy who died on Christmas eve after Homolka held a drug soaked cloth Over her face so Bernardo could rape her. ? the Canadian press listen to the exciting radio drama unshackled every sunday beginning january 6, 2008. Unshackled shares the True stories of men and women ending Victory Over addictions through Faith in Jesus Christ. Hear unshackled at 1 00 pm on a Kos 810and at 5 00 pm on am1250 Steinbach fam Altona 950 and curb Boissevain 1220. 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