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CITYPLUS TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2007 B3 Phoney IDs in truck not mine, woman tells court JEFF HOLUBITSKY Journal Staff Writer EDMONTON Vehicle owner once gave her fake licence as a joke sented her with a fake driver's licence as a joke more than two years before she was arrested. "I used the ID to get a cheque, I admit it," she said. She was earlier convicted of using the ID in connection with writing a cheque at a Money Mart. Another friend, who was in the truck with her, was not charged. The trial was adjourned to June 18 to give Warnell's lawyer, Doug Vigen, time to review new evidence presented by one of the arresting officers.

Warnell was taken into custody at the courthouse on unrelated matters, Vigen said. jholubitskythejourrtal.cartwest.com At an earlier court appearance, she pleaded guilty to being in possession of the stolen Nissan pickup truck "to make the process of the court go faster." Crown prosecutor Robert Fata said police found the fake identification, plus stolen cheques and credit cards in a black briefcase, as well as a copier and an electronic card reader in the back of the truck after Warnell was arrested. Further search of the vehicle turned up 500 pieces of stolen identification belonging to about 50 people throughout Alberta. Warnell claimed ownership of two bags of soiled laundry. She said she threw them into the truck after agreeing to drive it a few blocks from a friend's house.

"Nothing in the truck belonged to me except those two bags," she testified. Tm telling you and God and everybody I didn't know what was in the back of the truck." Warnell said she had walked to see a friend to pick up her bicycle when he suggested she drive the truck to another friend's house. He said he would follow on the bike. "He killed himself the night I got arrested," she said. Warnell admitted she knew the man had recently been released from prison and had earlier pressured her into joining him on a scheme to cash cheques using phoney ID.

She said he had a computer program enabling him to alter photographs. "He asked me on several occasions to do some cheques," she said. "It's not what I do." Warnell said the man had taken her photo with a digital camera and pre A recovering cocaine addict denied at her trial Monday any knowledge of numerous fake driver's licences with her picture, but not her name, found in a stolen truck she was driving. "I have a kid, I'm not into this stuff," Pearl Barbara Warnell said after taking the stand in her own defence in provincial court. Warnell, who told the court she was 46, was charged with possession of stolen property after she was arrested in front of a south-side home on May 13, 2005.

EDMONTON JOURNAL MAYOR'S EVENING FOR THE ARTS 1 Star-studded gala event honours artists and backers Musician Harry Pinchin receives lifetime achievement award MICHELLE COLLINS Journal Staff Writer EDMONTON PHOTOS BY LARRY WONG, THE JOURNAL Mayor Stephen Mandel, right, kisses Barbara Poole, wife of the late John Poole, during the Mayor's Evening for the Arts at the Winspear Centre on Monday. Barbara was invited onstage to present an award, renamed the John Poole Award for the Promotion of the Arts in her late husband's honour. the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Pinchin also introduced a beginner band program for adults at the society. Artist Douglas Haynes and tenor Larry Benson were also nominated for the lifetime achievement award.

Supporting Edmonton's up-and-coming artists took centre stage throughout the evening. Julia Bauschardt won the youth artist award, Heather Diane Inglis won the Telus Courage to Innovate Award, Linda Turnbull was recognized with the Northlands Award for an Emerging Artist, and Annie Dugan was bestowed the Syncrude Award for Innovative Artistic Direction. The Garneau Block by Todd Babiak, a columnist with the Edmonton Journal, won the City of Edmonton Book Prize. The novel features an eclectic cast of characters who come together to save their homes from redevelopment. The $2,000 award honours books that highlight the special character of the city.

MC Peter Brown described The Garneau Block as a "contemporary, clever and funny novel that is an absolute pleasure to read." The Mayor's Award for Sustained Support went to Studio Post and Transfer, and the Mayor's Award for Innovative Support went to Pattison Outdoor Advertising. Money raised from ticket sales will go to the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton and to the Mennonite Centre for Newcomers. The arts coalition also donated an additional $500 to each of the cash awards. The evening arts gala was initiated by Mandel in 2005 to replace an 18-year-old Mayor's Luncheon for the Arts. mcollinsS thejournal.canwest.com John and Barbara Poole were singled out at the third annual Mayor's Evening for the Arts on Monday for their contributions to the city's arts community.

Barbara Poole was given a standing ovation from the audience at the Francis Winspear Centre for Music when Mayor Stephen Mandel invited her onstage to present an award, renamed the John Poole Award for the Promotion of the Arts in her late husband's honour. "No one has done more to promote the arts in our city than the Pooles," Man-del said. TransAlta, a power generation company, accepted the award for work in promoting Edmonton, tracking tourism and findingpaid gigs for Alberta artists. The evening began with a performance by Asani, a group of three women who sang Canada in Cree. "It is an honour to bring together the business and arts communities," Man-del said.

The mayor lauded the creativity of the corporate community in its support for the cirs many artists. "They are an absolute vital part to our cultural success," he said. Hundreds of Edmontonians, along with the city's corporate and cultural leaders, showed up to recognize nine artists and companies that have affected the city's creative community. The ATCO Gas Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement went to local musician Harry Pinchin, who founded the Cosmopolitan Music Society in 1963 and contributed his musical talents as a trumpeter and conductor for At left, musician Harry Pinchin won the ATCO Gas Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Pinchin founded the Cosmopolitan Music Society in 1963. At right, Heather Diane Inglis took home the Telus Courage to Innovate Award.

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