The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Burlington, Ont. - Police in an Ontario city are searching for a person who glued shards of glass onto playground equipment. A parent in Burlington found the shards attached to a slide and monkey bars at the city's Desjardines Park. The person removed the shards, which had been attached with silicon and glue, and called police on Sunday. Police said it appears as if it was done deliberately, but added that the vandalism looks like an isolated incident. The mayor of Burlington, a city of about 150,000 people 60 kilometres west of Toronto, called the act revolting. "Whoever has done this is a sick individual," said Mayor Rob MacIsaac. Ottawa - Ottawa may have paid tens of thousands of dollars more than it should have for golf balls and other souvenirs to promote Canadian unity. Inquiry co-counsel Guy Cournoyea read from an advertising company invoice the government paid in 1997. The invoice was for books on Rideau Hall, Christmas tree ornaments and 1,200 golf balls, costing more than $100,000. Another invoice for more knick-knacks topped $600,000. Toronto - Canada's movie-making industry is worried that the days of "Hollywood North" may soon be over, after the U.S. Congress approved a tax bill that gives incentives to American filmmakers to shoot their movies at home. A low Canadian dollar and generous tax incentives succeeded in luring American film companies to Canada.
