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For this is treason.
Holy ass*****, batman.
Looks like they're having fun! We best stop this!
At least the Mayor is saying the cops and King are being stupid.
Here's an image of Madeleine King:
Commentary: if you buy a place to live on or near 17th Ave downtown, you have no right whatsoever to file noise complaints.
"Red-Mile" Could Soon Become "Dead-Mile"
April 10,2006 | 9:15 pm
If you take a walk down 17th Avenue, you'll see a lot of bars are gearing up for the 2006 version of the Red Mile. Signs are up, Flames logos are everywhere and many are calling it the 'return to red.'
But the city says the party's over and there will not be a Red Mile this year, or ever again. The city is issuing a message - they'll be getting tough on party-goers and they'll have a zero-tolerance policy in place any time the Flames take this ice for this year's playoffs.
They say there will be no more drunken crowds allowed on 17th Avenue, from Macleod Trail all the way to 8th Street southwest. The crackdown is also designed to put a stop to the types of assaults, vandalism and public mischief that happened during the Flames playoff run in 2004.
The Calgary Fire Department, E-M-S, and city by-law officers will join Calgary Police in patrolling the now infamous stretch of road ner the city's downtown core. Officers will be on foot, on bike and will also patrol the skies by helicopter to make sure revellers are kept in line.
Police also say they will not tolerate any sort of public nudity. Any woman caught lifting her top and exposing her breasts will be immediately escorted away from the area and dealt with accordingly.
All of this comes in response to resident complaints that the partying became way too noisy and got out of hand. Some residents and store owners complained of property damage and vandalism.
Other Calgarians say there's no way they'll be kept from taking part in a big party, come playoff time.
April 10,2006 | 9:15 pm
If you take a walk down 17th Avenue, you'll see a lot of bars are gearing up for the 2006 version of the Red Mile. Signs are up, Flames logos are everywhere and many are calling it the 'return to red.'
But the city says the party's over and there will not be a Red Mile this year, or ever again. The city is issuing a message - they'll be getting tough on party-goers and they'll have a zero-tolerance policy in place any time the Flames take this ice for this year's playoffs.
They say there will be no more drunken crowds allowed on 17th Avenue, from Macleod Trail all the way to 8th Street southwest. The crackdown is also designed to put a stop to the types of assaults, vandalism and public mischief that happened during the Flames playoff run in 2004.
The Calgary Fire Department, E-M-S, and city by-law officers will join Calgary Police in patrolling the now infamous stretch of road ner the city's downtown core. Officers will be on foot, on bike and will also patrol the skies by helicopter to make sure revellers are kept in line.
Police also say they will not tolerate any sort of public nudity. Any woman caught lifting her top and exposing her breasts will be immediately escorted away from the area and dealt with accordingly.
All of this comes in response to resident complaints that the partying became way too noisy and got out of hand. Some residents and store owners complained of property damage and vandalism.
Other Calgarians say there's no way they'll be kept from taking part in a big party, come playoff time.
Police say the party's over
'I'll be deemed the Grinch who stole the Red Mile'
By MICHAEL PLATT, CALGARY SUN
Cops are calling on hockey fans to stay away from the Red Mile this year, scene of wild parties during the last playoff run. (SUN file)
The Red Mile is dead and hockey fans should just stay away from 17 Ave. S.W., says the cop leading Calgary's zero-tolerance clampdown on playoff partying.
Deputy police chief Dale Burn said there will be no Red Mile on his watch, and officers will swarm the area, both in uniform and undercover, to charge anyone caught breaking the law.
That includes public nudity, drinking and jaywalking.
"I fully expect that I'll be deemed the Grinch Who Stole the Red Mile, but I feel a lot safer doing that than allowing it to happen and having some innocent citizen severely injured," said Burn.
"My recommendation would be that Calgarians celebrate the Flames, cheer them on, but do it from your living rooms, or go to your neighbourhood pubs and restaurants and avoid the 17th Avenue area."
Burns said he will do his best to ensure the Red Mile remains a memory from 2004.
"That was a one-off, one-time situation, that I think we can all look back on and remember fondly: In 2004 we had the Red Mile -- I don't believe we can stand back and allow that to happen this year and put the citizens of Calgary at that kind of risk," Burn said.
Burn's crowd-control plan, which starts tonight during the Flames' home-stand against Anaheim, includes reducing 17 Ave. traffic to one way, and closing part of 5 St. S.W.
Women who try to revive the notorious breast-flashing that marked the Flames last playoff run in 2004, will find their efforts come at a price, said Burns.
"We don't want to go in there and create a riot, but we will have numerous undercover officers in and amongst the crowd," he said.
"When it's prudent to do so, they'll move in and escort the party out of that crowd and lay the appropriate charges."
Ald. Madeleine King said Calgary doesn't want to gain a reputation as a party town. "We could be welcoming people from all over the world who want to come here just in order to get totally drunk," said King. "I don't think that's what we want for this city."
'I'll be deemed the Grinch who stole the Red Mile'
By MICHAEL PLATT, CALGARY SUN
Cops are calling on hockey fans to stay away from the Red Mile this year, scene of wild parties during the last playoff run. (SUN file)
The Red Mile is dead and hockey fans should just stay away from 17 Ave. S.W., says the cop leading Calgary's zero-tolerance clampdown on playoff partying.
Deputy police chief Dale Burn said there will be no Red Mile on his watch, and officers will swarm the area, both in uniform and undercover, to charge anyone caught breaking the law.
That includes public nudity, drinking and jaywalking.
"I fully expect that I'll be deemed the Grinch Who Stole the Red Mile, but I feel a lot safer doing that than allowing it to happen and having some innocent citizen severely injured," said Burn.
"My recommendation would be that Calgarians celebrate the Flames, cheer them on, but do it from your living rooms, or go to your neighbourhood pubs and restaurants and avoid the 17th Avenue area."
Burns said he will do his best to ensure the Red Mile remains a memory from 2004.
"That was a one-off, one-time situation, that I think we can all look back on and remember fondly: In 2004 we had the Red Mile -- I don't believe we can stand back and allow that to happen this year and put the citizens of Calgary at that kind of risk," Burn said.
Burn's crowd-control plan, which starts tonight during the Flames' home-stand against Anaheim, includes reducing 17 Ave. traffic to one way, and closing part of 5 St. S.W.
Women who try to revive the notorious breast-flashing that marked the Flames last playoff run in 2004, will find their efforts come at a price, said Burns.
"We don't want to go in there and create a riot, but we will have numerous undercover officers in and amongst the crowd," he said.
"When it's prudent to do so, they'll move in and escort the party out of that crowd and lay the appropriate charges."
Ald. Madeleine King said Calgary doesn't want to gain a reputation as a party town. "We could be welcoming people from all over the world who want to come here just in order to get totally drunk," said King. "I don't think that's what we want for this city."
Looks like they're having fun! We best stop this!
At least the Mayor is saying the cops and King are being stupid.
Here's an image of Madeleine King:
Commentary: if you buy a place to live on or near 17th Ave downtown, you have no right whatsoever to file noise complaints.
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