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FMTFPTAIMMCWTIi! I $10 million M1ll.llinil1IMI.IM Colorado 3 Detroit 0 i supercomputer 2 2 Avalanche leads headed for parts bin? CITY LIFE B2 series 2-0 MILLION TONIGHT! STANLEY CUP CI Qtary PUBLISHED SINCE 1883 WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1996 'ONLINE www.southam.comcalgaryherald BYELECTI0N AFam i f' 1 LISA DEMPSTER and MARIA MUNOZ Calgary Herald Thousands of flag-waving Calgari-ans lined downtown streets Tuesday to get one of their last glimpses of the city's proud military tradition before it marches north to Edmonton. The Freedom of the City parade marks the beginning of the end of Calgary's history as a staunchly defended garrison town. There will be other chances to bid adieu to the departing units at several events, including a Farewell Armed Forces Day at CFB Calgary on June 9, and a Farewell to Harvey Barracks pa- radeonJuly3. IT (PW More parade photos B5 But Tuesday was a day full of nostalgia and ASHLEY GEDDES Calgary Herald I EDMONTON frff- f. -f ryv.jV 1 14 noisy goodbyes for two of the first units to leave the city, the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) and the 1 Service Battalion.

About 500 soldiers marched, rode tanks or paraded on horseback along 5th Avenue to city hall, to the applause of shirt-sleeved office workers, the delighted squeals of children and the sombre faces of a few veterans watching along the curbsides. "It's 100 years now since we first had a garrison here, and now we're losing it all," said 72-year-old Innis MacKay, a retired Sherman tank commander with the Strathconas. "It saddens me to see them go because it's purely a political decision." By the fall of 1997, only 25 to 30 soldiers will remain here to maintain CFB Calgary before it is closed. The federal government is moving the troops to a super-base in Edmonton as a cost-cutting measure, although some critics charge millions of dollars are being wasted. "Today we're losing the heartbeat of our city in a lot of ways, and we're also going to lose a great deal of history," noted Aid.

Barry Erskine, who is fighting to keep at least the 1st Battalion 7' Mike Sturk, Calgary Herald MARCHING ORDERS: Four-year-old Jonathan Germain gets in step The Opposition Liberals have emerged victorious in a squeaker Redwa-: ter byelection viewed by Premier Ralph Klein as a mini-referendum on the Conservative government's poli- cies. But some leading Conservatives said following the vote Tuesday which saw the Liberal candidate edge the To-; ry challenger by 99 votes the out- come won't compel the government to change gears in any significant way While the Liberals celebrated the 5 victory as a protest vote against gov- ernment cutbacks to health care and education, the Tories noted the riding has been held by the Liberals for a I decade and in the 1993 election the Lib-: eral candidate won by a mar- "I don't foresee any major policy changes," said Conservative house leader Stockwell Day. "It's a very en- couraging sign for us. We feel very I good that we came this close to knock-i ing out a Liberal stronghold in the middle of our mandate." i Tory Whip Stan Wolyshyn agreed, suggesting byelections are traditional-: ly won by opposition parties in a protest vote. "I would say that this is a pretty good indication we're gaining support," said Wolyshyn.

"I think the message is we're on the right track." The result left the popular Klein Tories with 53 seats in the 83-member leg- inspection by Mayor Al Duerr. "Calgarians hold you in the highest regard as you have brought honor to our city," Duerr told the troops, adding their recent peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia were a particular source of pride. "You have become part of Calgary and because of this, we as a community are greatly impacted by your departure." Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at Currie Barracks. The leased Harvey Barracks land at Glenmore Trail and 37th Street S.W., which housed the departing units will be returned to the Tsuu T'ina Nation this summer. The Freedom of the City procession, which included 16 Cougar armored vehicles and 16 Leopard tanks, rumbled to a halt in front of city hall for a final Canadian Press VICTORY: Liberal Mary Ann Balsillie wins with 3,670 votes, a margin of 99 over Tory Ross Quinn islature, while the Liberals restored their total to 29.

There is one Independent. Some political observers have cautioned that not too much should be made of See REDWATER, Page A2 Editorial: Put the byelection in perspective A16 JUSTICE China overhauls CALGARY APPLICATION Bukoba Victoria twandal TV bid touts local lineup i -'iw. Mwanza Tanzania JONATHAN MANTHORPE Southam Newspapers BEIJING, China Liao Yongxiong had no chance from the start. He was arrested a few hours after four people were killed during a bank raid in Zhongshan in southern Guangdong province on April 15. Liao, 29, most important human rights development since China opened its economy to the West a decade ago.

The regulations for criminal cases, which are to come into force in a few weeks, entrench the principle of presumption of innocence. They provide for an independent legal defence, al At least 500 passengers drowned Tuesday when a ferry hit a rock and capsized in Tanzania's Lake Victoria. Many of those aboard the ship were teenage students returning home at the end of the school term. For the full story, see Page A7 MONTE STEWART Calgary Herald A Manitoba broadcaster promised Tuesday to pump $14 million into Alberta independent television production community if it wins CRTC approval for a Calgary television station. For the second time since 1994, Craig Broadcast Systems announced it has applied to operate an independent TV outlet here.

But Craig vice-president Drew Craig said this application is different because the proposed station will "more than make up for" the provincial government's discontinued Alberta's Motion Picture Development Corp. and feature more local ductions per week with an emphasis on live news while generating $12 million in revenue in 1997 and $24 million by its seventh year of operation. The station would be known as the A-Channel. Appealing to a young, urban, upscale market, it promises to hire 139 full-time staff and produce mini-series and movies as well as children's and aboriginal programs. Craig has also applied to operate a similar station in Edmonton.

But in contrast to the company's 1994 application, it plans to make the two stations autonomous with minimal shared programming. "The biggest differ-" ence this time is low evidence to be challenged in open trials and curtail the powers of police and confessed after several days of "investigative detention" during which his family believes he was tortured. He MM. was brought to court on April 25 and the only evi Some officials say this is the beginning of the rule of law in China and even 4. dence was his confession.

As usual, the prosecu the start of a social contract which will inevitably lead to democracy. Canada is involved in the changes to the legal system, tors had already found Crossword C7 Editorial A16 Entertainment. Food B6 Horoscope E2 Letters A18 Sports C3 Television B11 Ann Landers B4 Births, Bridge E3 Business D1 Careers D4 City Life B1 Classified El Comics C7 Liao guilty and the judge's only task was to deliver the we're giving Calgary its own local TV station and we're giving Edmonton its own local TV station," said Craig. Craig will face an old foe Izzy Asper of Winnipeg-based CanWest Global Communications when the CRTC considers the two applications programming than previously planned. "We'll provide something new and distinct and exciting as opposed to more of the same," said Craig in a telephone interview from Portage La Prairie.

"It's going to be a departure from what you see on the screen right now." The Craig company, a Today 12 Tonights0 Details E3 playing a key role in training Chinese judges and lawyers for their new duties. Judges will be true arbiters, not front men for the police. The Canadian International Development Agency is stepping in with a three-year, $2.5 million program to help establish the Chinese Institute of Judges. The institute, with a faculty of 175, aims to start training senior judges later this year in how to run an open courtroom. Lawyers, no longer civil servants threatened with jail and "re-education" if they buck the system, will get Canadian training on the workings of criminal law and the nuts and bolts of running a law firm.

sentence: death. Liao appealed the sentence, but it was confirmed five days later. He was immediately taken to Zhongshan's sports stadium where his crimes were announced to a crowd of 4,700 people. Then he was paraded in an open truck to the execution ground where he was shot four times in the back of the head. From the crime to the execution took 15 days.

Liao's abrupt and terminal brush with the Chinese justice system was not unusual. It is the norm. But a revolution in the arbitrary and corrupt system is under way. A set of rules were approved in March which senior Chinese officials say may be the for a Calgary licence July 15. CanWest Global will unveil its bid at a news confer- family-owned busi ness which operates the Manitoba Television Network, vows to air over 30 hours of local pro- The Calgary Herald Is printed on recycled newsprint ence today.

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