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THE FUTURE COMMUTE
An artist’s rendition of new traffic calming measures to be implemented along 21st Street East in downtown Saskatoon.
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MUSICIANS ARE LIKE THAT Sandwiches, synth pop and scratch DJs Interviews by Linda Nguyen
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FASHION FOR THE YOLO GENERATION Signature pieces with which to seize the day Text by Mandy Pravda
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MAKE-UP KIT MUST-HAVES Because a greasy lip gloss is good Text by Jennilee Cardinal-Schultz Cover photo of Tweed Ride organizers Mahshed Hooshmand and Anthony Knight by Mark Tiu Photography. Anthony’s clothing by Anthonys Fashion for Men. Mahshed’s clothing by Jules & Lace; hat by Sova Designs. Lightweight, foldable Brompton commuter bicycles provided by Bike Universe (Bikeuniverse.net).
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AN ITALIAN MANIFESTO Sipping white wine & slurping up seafood By Lynette Suchar
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In Praise of Interns and Contributors
My summer started back in April when a young Ryerson University journalism student named Linda Nguyen wrote me and asked if I wanted a summer intern. Considering all the work that goes into producing the magazine, she didn’t have to ask me once. Linda, who is from Saskatoon, arrived in the first week of May and quickly became an indispensible part of the magazine for the next three months. She brainstormed ideas, took photos, interviewed musicians, wrote articles, helped with deliveries, and to everything she brought her energy, enthusiasm and a positive attitude. In short, it would be hard to overestimate her contribution to flow magazine. More of her work appears in this issue too: her feature on city plans for future growth, plus three more musician profiles full of colour and life. As this is the magazine’s second anniversary, many thank-yous are in order: to our many freelance photographers, especially senior contributor Mark Tiu, who managed to shoot our cover and three fashion ads in a week; to our various contributors Mandy Pravda of SFDF, make-up professional Jennilee Cardinal-
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Schultz, Lynette Suchar for her food musings and now Penny McKinlay, a committed foodie and environmentalist who will produce short columns in each issue to suggest ways in which we can reduce waste and green our lives. And huge thanks to our many advertisers, without whom none of this would be possible! I also want to thank my long-suffering wife, who as of September 1 has been in my life for nine years now. She’s helped me through so much with the magazine—guiding me, supporting me, and working as a diligent and underpaid proofreader (several advertisers have her to thank for some timely corrections at press time). As for events this fall, get ready for lots of music (CD release parties, welcome back to university parties and more), plus a tickle to your funny bone: comedians Russell Peters, Harland Williams, improv troupe the Saskatoon Soaps and Steve Patterson (from CBC’s “The Debaters”; see p. 18 for more details) will all perform over the coming months. But if you’re more into exploring the city and your community’s artistic side, take in PARK(ing) Day (Sept. 19; see the ad on p. 3), the Word On The Street festival (Sept. 21), Nuit Blanche (Sept. 27) or the Tweed Ride (Sept. 28; ride organizers Anthony Knight and Mahshed Hooshmand are on the cover). It’s a colourful city we live in full of extraordinary people, places and things. Just remember to take time to enjoy them!
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Using A Can-do Attitude Text by Paul Miazga Photo courtesy of Allnorth For engineers, architects or anyone with a penchant for building things, the annual Canstruction event is a big win-win: participants get to use their creative skills and support an event that helps sustain a great local charity. Canstuction is a design and build competition that raises funds for and builds awareness about the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre. “It is an incredible joint effort by the building and design community of Saskatoon, creating gigantic works of art out of food cans,” says event organizer Wanda Froese of the Saskatoon Construction Association. In last year’s competition, Allnorth Consultants assembled a stylized drop of blood (at right) to represent their partner, Canadian Blood Services. The competition takes place Oct. 4 at Market Mall (2325 Preston Ave.) and the structures will remain on display until Oct. 18. Visitors are encouraged to stop by and vote on their favourite design. To find out more about Canstruction, visit Saskatoon.canstruction.org.
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Supporting (Savouring!) Local Food Text and photo by Paul Miazga The movement to support local food producers involves people involved in many other related ideas: slow food, organic produce, carbon neutral, sustainable production, etc. It’s about ensuring that people in Saskatoon have access to safe, healthy food and community-minded choices. On Aug. 15, the Saskatoon Food Council hosted its annual feast called “A Local Food
Celebration” to showcase locally produced food, this year from the Osler area (Osler is 25 min. north of Saskatoon on Hwy 11). Guests got to meet the farmers and people who produced the food at the dinner. The dinner itself, prepared by members of the Saskatoon Chef’s Association, consisted of a mouth-watering assortment of dishes from Pickerel cheeks with sea buckthorn puree and micro greens, to rabbit and pistachio terrine, beef carpaccio, a mixed grill confit, plus an organic lentil risotto and roasted vegetables (including peppers from Grandora Gardens; pictured at left). For dessert? A summer berry tiramisu. “We want to increase the amount of food we produce and consume here in the province,” Enns said, “but food is much more than just calories.” “We want to celebrate a healthy food culture,” Enns adds. “Our celebration recognizes the importance of connecting ourselves to something bigger than just the products. It’s about sharing in a culture that gives back to the community,” he says. For more information about the Saskatoon Food Council or the Local Food Celebration, contact Gord Enns at 306-221-9942.
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Another great crowd descended upon the summer patio of Saboroso Brazilian Steakhouse (2600 8th Street East) on Thursday, June 26, for a fun-filled Freeflow Thursdays event organized by Mandy Pravda at On Purpose Leadership. Blue skies and warm weather set the stage for “The Great Whiskey Debate” by Jim Beam, which kicked off the evening from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the adjacent lounge. Three Beam Brand Ambassadors representing Scotch, Bourbon and Canadian Whiskies respectively, arrived from around North America to lead an easygoing yet educational debate on the various styles of whiskey. Discussions touched on the rich history, unique production processes and individual facts of each, with sampling throughout. To round out the debate, Freeflow Thursday attendees were asked to vote to determine a favourite style of whiskey. The results? A tie between Scotch and Canadian Whiskey!
After the debate, everyone moved to the gorgeous Saboroso oasis outdoors for the evening patio party. The evening air was filled by the music of special guest DJ Anchor on the decks! During the evening, guests mingled freely and had their taste buds tantalyzed with roasted chicken wings in a chipotle mango and Red Stag whiskey sauce, shaved prime rib cooked in Dock 57 Blackberry Whisky sauce served in a cone, and crisp pork belly in Pad Thai sauce! Thank you to everyone who took part and helped make the night what it was! Organizer: Mandy Pravda (On Purpose Leadership) flow magazine publisher/owner: Paul Miazga Photographer: Danielle Larson Music: DJ Anchor The Great Whiskey Debate/sampling: Jim Beam Hosts: Torry Dirpaul, Alexandra Blackwell, Joselyne Britton Door prize: GMG Jewellers
Like Freeflow Thursdays on Facebook, tag your friends in the photos posted there and look for info on all free upcoming Freeflow networking events at a great local venue near you!
At left: Lucky Kathryn Morlock (Rock & Bloom) holds up her winning prize with Mandy Pravda (On Purpose Leadership)
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1. Dan Tullio (Jim Beam) talks about Canadian whiskey. 2. Enjoying a spot close to the tasting table. 3. A group of young ladies relax on the patio. 4. Shane Wolffe (Futureproofmybusiness.com) with Tracy Friesen. 5. Hostesses Joselyne Britton and Alexandra Blackwell get a chance to relax. 6. Ivy Ramsay McCauley (Woods Body Goods; second from right) and Lorie Willms (Essence Recruitment; far right) pose with some friends. 7. Matt Jones (Jim Beam) knows his better bourbons. 8. Kim Diller (Cruz FM), Jeff Ledding (Beily’s Ultralounge) and Bill Stushnoff. 9. Dan Volway (Jim Beam) knows Scotch whiskey!
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On Thursday, July 31, Freeflow Thursdays and On Purpose Leadership welcomed an easygoing, cosmopolitan crowd of people from across the city at Mano’s Restaurant and Lounge (1820 8th Street East) for what was
dubbed, “A Refined Oasis Patio Party.” Following with our outdoor summer theme, Mano’s provided plenty of networking opportunities, cold drinks and laughs as the evening went smoothly along. Spinning music was DJ The Gaff, beverage sampling was for refreshing Shock Top Belgian Beer, and the
food was top-notch. The Mano’s kitchen rolled out mini Spanikopita (spinach and feta cheese wrapped in puff pastry), rocket pesto bruschetta (proscuittowrapped bocconcini with pesto atop a crispy baguette) and grilled jumbo prawn stacks (served on a sweet potato crisp with guacamole and sweet mango salsa). Organizer: Mandy Pravda (On Purpose Leadership) flow magazine publisher/owner: Paul Miazga Photographer: Danielle Larson Music: DJ Gaff Hosts: Alexandra Blackwell, Joselyne Britton Prizes: Lifestyles by Darrell Bell Gallery, Murray Bryck
At left: Sarah Sinton (Kova Engineering; second from left) and Ivy Ramsay-McCauley (Woods Body Goods; second from right).
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1. Sarah Rose (Saskatoon Public Schools) poses with a friend. 2. Door prize winner Maryann McWillie (Healing Hands of Light & Wellness) with Mandy Pravda (On Purpose Leadership) and Paul Miazga (flow magazine). 3. Jerica Kidd and Breanne Snider soak up the late day sun. 4. Hudson Byblow (Photobooth Central; at right) sampling Shock Top Belgian Beer. 5. Hanging out with a good friend. 6. A friend leans in for a photo with Ele Smiroldo (Tocara Canada; at centre) and Anna Kalyta (Anna Kalyta Photography). 8. A couple of young gents sport their best smiles.
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Broadway Street Fair
PARK(ing) Day
The Word On The Street
8am–5pm; various vendors and displays Free concerts, a pancake breakfast (starts at 8am), a parade (11am), food trucks, fun for all tastes and bargains galore from myriad shops along Broadway Avenue. Onbroadway.ca In Broadway district
10am–5pm; along 20th Street This global event takes parking spaces and transforms them into pedestrian-friendly places. The event kicks off Sept. 18 in The Roxy Theatre (324 20th St. West) with a talk by Reid Henry (cSPACE Projects). Facebook.com/saskatoonparkingday
11am–5pm; all events free of charge This nationwide literary festival toasts local authors, publishers and their work. Readings, book signings, and stuff for the kids. Featured authors: Wes Funk, John Gormley, Yann Martel. Thewordonthestreet.ca In front of Frances Morrison Library (311 23rd St. East)
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Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival Screening times TBA; tickets $10 Four main films will be screened at this year’s festival, which also features the results of the 48 Hour Challenge: 20 teams given a film genre at random and a line of dialogue must write, shoot, edit and create a soundtrack for a short film (of two to five minutes in length) within a 48-hour window (7pm Friday, Sept. 5, through 7pm Sunday, Sept. 7). Cool, gritty stuff. Skfilmfest.com Broadway Theatre (715 Broadway Ave.)
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Premier Showcase 6:30–10pm; tickets $42 The city’s annual beer, wine, spirits and fine food festival provides sampling and mixology lessons and the scintillating, five-course Winemakers Dinner (Sept. 24 at Truffles Bistro, 230 21st St. East; tickets $150) hosted by Doug Reichel and presented by Lee Helman of Truffles. Tcutickets.ca TCU Place (35 22nd St. East, 306-975-7799)
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Nuit Blanche
Tweed Ride
8pm–1am; free admission This free, nighttime arts festival showcases avantgarde local art and culture through artists’ submissions that must be brightly lit and encourage public interaction. Venues along 20th Street West will host 25–30 artists in all, plus contemporary dancers, slam poets and musicians. Nuitblanchesaskatoon.ca
Starts at 11am from the Mendel Art Gallery (950 Spadina Cres. East); free participation Turn back the clock for a few hours and enjoy good, clean fun dressed in tweed (or anything woolen) while riding your bicycle. A picnic and prize giveaways to follow in the Bessborough Gardens (601 Spadina Cres. East). Saskatweed.com
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NHL Hockey
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4pm; tickets from $47.25 The Edmonton Oilers host the Chicago Blackhawks in exciting pre-season NHL action. Credit Union Centre (3515 Thatcher Ave., 306-934-7328; Creditunioncentre.com)
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Sept13 Russell Peters 8pm; tickets from $80 One of Canada’s most outstanding stand-up comedians, Russell Peters offers his unusual take on the world owing in part to his halfScottish, half-Indian heritage. He will present new material as part of his multi-date international tour. Credit Union Centre (3515 Thatcher Ave., 306-934-7328; Creditunioncentre.com)
CHARITY EVENTS
Rah Rah 9pm; tickets from $15 Regina band Rah Rah headline at the “Back to School Box Social” to kick off the university year for students. Louis’ Pub (93 Campus Dr., 306966-7000; ussu.ca/venue/Louis)
Sept. 19: Luncheon En Vogue fashion fundraiser (11am; tickets $45/table of 8 $360). Lower level at TCU Place (35 22nd St. East).
Sept. 21: AIDS Walk for Life (registration from 9am; walk starts at 11am). Starts outside The
Roxy Theatre (324 20th St. West).
Tech N9ne 8pm; tickets $40/VIP $60 An American hip-hop stalwart with a rapid-firing, fast-rhyming style. O’Brians Event Centre (211 2nd Ave. South, 306-651-1000; theodeon.ca)
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Jann Arden 7:30pm; tickets from $122 The pride of Calgary, AB, Jann Arden is a Juno Award-winning singer whose hits include “Sleepless” and “Could I Be Your Girl”. Her soft, mellifluous voice has charmed many an audience and so now she’s back on tour to support her latest studio album, Everything Almost. TCU Place (35 22nd St. East, 306-975-7799; tcutickets.ca)
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7:30pm; tickets from $47.50 Alberta’s country singing star has hit #1 many times in her career, including with “You’re Easy On the Eyes”. Her newly released album is Some Songs. TCU Place (35 22nd St. East; tcutickets.ca)
Sept23 Sept27 The Fifth
7:30pm; tickets from $13 The Saskatoon Symphony returns for the 2014/15 season, with “Our Prairie Voice”—a nod to talented Saskatchewan-based or locally born musicians and singers who will appear throughout the season. For “The Fifth,” an ode to the music of Ludwig van Beethoven, pianist Angela Cheng joins the SSO to perform Beethoven’s Fidelio Overture, Piano Concerto #5 and Symphony #5. See the ad opposite for other SSO events or visit Saskatoonsymphony.org. TCU Place (35 22nd St. East, 306-975-7799; tcutickets.ca)
Sept 27 The Fifth Sept 21 Players’ Choice Oct 25 Phantom of the Opera
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Oct 18 Oktoberfest Oct 04 Red and Black Affair Oct 29 Time for Toddlers
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8pm; tickets $32 This veteran comic has: been on The Tonight Show, Letterman and Conan; appeared in Hollywood films “There’s Something About Mary” and “Dumb and Dumber”; a new sitcom called “Package Deal” about dysfunctional families. Also: Oct. 5: Steve Patterson presents “This is Not a Debate” (7:30pm; tickets $43) Oct. 19: The Saskatoon Soaps improv comedy (9pm; tickets $15) Broadway Theatre (715 Broadway Ave., 306-6526556; broadwaytheatre.ca)
Oct03
Big Wreck
8pm; tickets $26.50 Remember “That Song” and “Control” from this guitar-driven Canadian rock band? If so, let them hear you scream at the top of your lungs. O’Brians Event Centre (211 2nd Ave. South; theodeon.ca)
Oct01-05
Walking with Dinosaurs
Various showtimes; tickets from $22.50 This show for kids and adults alike tries to recreate the size, feel and presence of life-size dinosaurs. It’s an event sure to bring you to the edge of the Jurassic period—and your seat. Credit Union Centre (3515 Thatcher Ave., 306-934-7328; Creditunioncentre.com)
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The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer
8pm; tickets $18 After main stage gigs at Ness Creek and the Regina Folk Festival this summer, Vancouver-based duo Shawn Hall and Matthew Rogers are finding new fans with their bluesy rock and infectious onstage presence. Presented by the Broadway Theatre (Broadwaytheatre.ca). Louis’ Pub (93 Campus Dr., 306-966-7000)
Arrogant Worms 8pm; tickets $32 The shows of this Canadian comedy/music troupe (Mike McCormick, Chris Patterson and Trevor Strong) remain fast, family friendly and lots of fun. Broadway Theatre (715 Broadway Ave.; broadwaytheatre.ca)
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LIVE COMEDY, MUSIC & THEATRE VENUES Amigo’s Cantina (806 Dufferin Ave.; amigos25.ca)
Indie rock, folk, punk and alternative music from far and wide.
The Bassment (204 4th Ave. North; thebassment.ca) The city’s premiere jazz, blues and roots music club.
Bahamas
Roots, jazz, folk, bluegrass and more.
8pm; tickets $23 Get “Lost In the Light” with the gently crooning frontman of Bahamas, Avie Jurvanen, and their crystalline, almost silky sound. Bahamas’ tour stop in Saskatoon is to help them promote their latest album, Bahamas Is Afie. Tamara Lindeman and The Weather Station open.
Bon Temps Café (223 2nd Ave. South; bontempscafe.ca) The Capitol (244 1st Ave. North; capitolclub.ca)
The city’s newest venue for bands, DJs, solo acts and beyond.
The Laugh Shop (924 Spadina Cres. East; parktownhotel.com) Headlining comedians and opening acts Fridays and Saturdays.
McNally Robinson (3130 8th St. East; mcnallyrobinson.com) Local jazz, folk and acoustic music in Prairie Ink restaurant.
Persephone Theatre (100 Spadina Cres. E; persephonetheatre.org) Professional theatre with regular shows and special events.
Vangelis Tavern (801 Broadway Ave.; on Facebook)
Small-time local bands, bigger touring acts and trivia nights.
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Audio Engineers: Creative & Crucial Text by Rebecca Windjack Think about the music industry: what comes to mind? For many, it’s the charming showmanship of artists, their recorded music, merchandise and lively performances that resonate with their fans. These make up the very visible part of the business, but many behind-the scenes people add creative and technical finesse to every established artist and their commercial products. These professionals team up to bring all the pieces together; they are the people who make the musical world go round: Audio Engineers/Techs. Audio engineers and techs give an artist’s work that crisp, polished quality so that they sound their absolute best. Derek Gould, owner and manager of Regina-based audio and production company GV Audio, says, “A pro audio technician helps the performer recreate the sonic vision of what they would like to hear. The performer communicates their wishes to the tech, and the tech then tries to deliver the type of sound requested.” This is done for a number of different formats, including live concerts, studio recordings, and film and television work. In fact, the engineer/tech is a vital link between the sounds the artist generates and what the audience actually hears. Their ability to filter out and manage the signals (sounds) as they travel through the equipment used for a particular job dramatically affects the end result. One of the most exciting and challenging, things about chasing a successful career in the music industry is that there’s no one path that “must” be taken to obtain a desired position. It takes a combination of personality, networking and what you know to form a career in audio. Techs and engineers are often expected to be personable enough to work with clients, creative, detail-oriented, and excellent at troubleshooting and multi-tasking. Of course, having a good set of ears doesn’t hurt! Even as little as 20 years ago, audio engineering post-secondary programs were expensive, and mostly non-existent on the Canadian prairies.
The result was that many techs are self-taught and learned the ropes as they went. As Gould notes, “We learned by watching others, asking questions, reading magazines, etc. The school of hard knocks is what we call it.” That being said, options are now available, and having a proper education in this desirable field is an attainable and affordable way to get started. Doug Luciuk, Director at the Recording Arts Institute of Saskatoon (RAIS), knows the benefits of pursuing formal audio training, which can now be done right here in Saskatchewan. “As we tell our students from day one, getting an education is really a stepping-off point into the industry. A proper education allows for an individual to focus, for a relatively short period of their life, on learning the ins and outs of something that they are truly passionate about. As well, it’s a fantastic opportunity to build on something that is incredibly important in any creative industry…your network!” Luciuk says. RAIS currently offers two six-month programs: Audio Engineering and Motion Picture Arts. “The Audio Engineering Program focusses on educating students in all the different facets of the audio industry: live sound, post production sound design for film, electronic music creation and studio recording in a truly hands-on, projectbased curriculum,” Luciuk adds. Together, artists, producers and engineers/ techs collaborate to bring you that warm, fuzzy feeling each time you listen to your favourite album or see an incredible live show. “We work together to deliver a show that the audience will appreciate,” Gould concludes. SaskMusic (www.saskmusic.org) represents, promotes and develops the commercial music industry of our province with programming including career advice, artist listings, workshops, marketing, networking opportunities and more. Our artists and music professionals hail from across the province, and work in pretty much every genre imaginable.
September 27, 2014 to January 4, 2015
Modern Visions The Mendel Art Gallery 50th Anniversary Exhibition
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11am–midnight; tickets $25 in advance/$30 at the door/$45 VIP Oktoberfest at Prairie Sun Brewery means kegs of their new spiced pumpkin ale; lots of bands (Library Voices, Shred Kelly, Tim Vaughn, The Barrelmen et al); and, a “Brewers’ Olympics” with prizes in perogy-eating, “das Boot”, best costume and more. Tickets online or at the brewery. Free buses to downtown at 11pm. Prairie Sun Brewery (2020 Quebec Ave.; 306343-7000; Prairiesun.ca)
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Oct16 Jeremy Fisher
Pinocchio
8pm; tickets $18 The Broadway Theatre presents singer-songwriter Jeremy Fisher in the first of a series of concerts this fall at The Refinery. These intimate surroundings and proximity between musician and audience should prove a great lure to fans of rootsdriven folk music and that tantalizingly intimate small-venue setting. See Broadwaytheatre.ca for more information. The Refinery (609 Dufferin Ave.)
8pm; ticket prices TBA Quebec’s Tous a Trac theatre company produces an imaginative reproduction of Carlo Collidi’s version of the beloved children’s story. In this tale of the little boy who cannot lie without his nose growing longer, Pinocchio finds himself in the midst of adult life and all that entails. In French (no surtitles). Latroupedujour.ca Production Centre 914 (914 20th St. West)
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CBC Massey Lectures: Adrienne Clarkson
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1pm and 7:30pm; tickets from $32 Brian Unverricht guest conducts the SSO, which presents another installment of its much-loved “Silence Is Golden” series. This time the Saskatoon Symphony provides the musical score for the 1925 Lon Chaneyclassic, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Get tickets fast as they sell out quickly. Saskatoonsymphony.org The Roxy Theatre (324 20th St. West)
7pm; tickets $30 Canada’s former Governor General discusses “Belonging: The Paradox of Citizenship” in CBC’s Massey Lectures series. What does it mean to belong? How do we belong? Who do we belong to? Broadway Theatre (715 Broadway Ave., 306-652-6556; Broadwaytheatre.ca)
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7pm; tickets $10 or free for guests in costume Various bars around the city will link up to host a carousel of Halloween parties for bar hoppers to consider, with free bus service too, but few will have hundreds of dollars in cash prizes to give away—or so much fun and excitement—as the Dakota Dunes Casino! Get yourself and friends in costume andyou could win $500 in various categories, including best couple, best superhero and best horror themed. Free shuttle bus service from points around Saskatoon. Dakota Dunes Casino (at Whitecap, 20 min. south on Hwy 219; Dakotadunescasino.com)
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Multi-talented, Multi-faceted Musicians Text and interviews by Linda Nguyen Photos by Daniel Belhumeur (Sevenstar Studio)
It’s perhaps unsurprising that our second series of talented local musicians should include well-known, if whimsical individuals as open to experimentation with music as they are with sandwiches. More sauerkraut, anyone?
Facebook.com/baddecisionsmusic Thebaddecisions.bandcamp.com Soundcloud.com/the-bad-decisions
Chris Smith Smith has been playing music for more years than he cares to recollect, collaborating with and accompanying many local artists, including Alissa Arnason [interviewed in the previous issue of flow], but he has since been keeping busy with his indie rock group The Bad Decisions. Craving good prairie alternative rock with myriad influences? Well, look no further. Artists you admire or who have influenced you? It runs everywhere from Joni Mitchell to Radiohead, Nick Cave, Butthole Surfers and R.E.M. Your first paid gig was... ...with my band called Yossarian back in Regina and it was at the Gaslight Saloon. Back then it was owned by the Apollo biker club. Favourite venue you’ve played thus far? There was one time we played at a stagette. That was probably the most fun show and the best venue I’ve ever played. We just played under this little cabana in Regina. Venue you would most like to play? I’d really like to play on The Prairie Lily. When you get on there, it becomes a venue with a continuously changing backdrop! Worst road trip? I mostly stick close to home, actually. I don’t like leaving my neighbourhood (laughs). Favourite sandwich? A Reuben! No one makes it better than me. You have to have the rye bread, Swiss cheese, copious amounts of sauerkraut and it has to be the right type of corned beef and granulated mustard. What makes you want to take it off and get it on? Just life in general makes me want to take it off and get it on, but women who are bright for sure. Kindness really turns me on too.
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music+events @Lepage_Mario Facebook.com/mario.lepage.musik Youtube.com/user/lepagemusik Mario-lepage.com
Your first paid gig was... I honestly can’t remember! Favourite venue you’ve played? My favourite place is Broken City in Calgary. I met a girl on my current tour that came because she was a fan. We didn’t actually know each other; she just came because she really liked the music. Venue you would most like to play? I’d like to do more festivals, so big places like Coachella and Osheaga and others like that.
Mario Lepage Singer-songwriter Mario Lepage’s music has dreamy, psychedelic qualities about it. This Fransaskois’ new wave sound is infectious with its energetic melodies and synth that’s steadied by deep, rhythmic grooves and bass lines. Whether performing alone or with his band, Lepage uses his music to create a masterfully-looped, kaleidoscopic sound experience.
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Weirdest fan experience? I was in Kelowna and there was this girl with crooked teeth and virtually no one else at the show. She was dancing around like a hippie at a festival. She kept turning her hands like she had an orb or something in them. What made it really weird was this old man behind her who kept looking at her butt the whole time! Worst road trip? None, really! No real problems. I try to stay positive. You have to see the good in things all the time.
Artists you admire or who have influenced you?
Favourite sandwich? Fried back bacon with canned beans, pickles, tomatoes and lots of mayonnaise. I just had one before this interview, actually.
Radiohead. They just hone this atmosphere and this world they’re in, and through collaboration their minds become one. I get lost in it. Tame Impala opened up my mind as well as The Black Angels, Temples and Thom Yorke’s new project, Atoms for Peace.
What makes you want to take it off and get it on? I really like attractive names—like Chloé for example—plus feathers in the hair, and I really like openness too. Sometimes I like when your partner is in control. Mystery turns me on for sure too.
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before Buck 65! The Jazz Festival this year was also big. Venue you would most like to play?
Parab Poet
Ness Creek for sure, and I want to play Shambhala eventually. Our music has a festival vibe so we want to play as many of those as we can.
Enlightening his audience with creative sounds and thoughtful lyrics, Parab Poet lead singer Chad busts out his love for life and positivity with his group of hip-hop hippies to produce their organic, experimental, folk-rap sound. With instruments ranging from a mandolin to vinyl records played by a scratch DJ, Parab Poet is possibly the most original band in the city.
Weirdest fan experience?
Artists you admire or who have influenced you? I’m definitely influenced by reggae, so Bob Marley for sure. As far as rap goes, I’d say AC Alone, The Grouch and Freestyle Fellowship too. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul for that east coast underground. I listen to a lot of 70s soul music too! Your first paid gig was... ...as an individual artist, maybe as far back as 2003. It’s hard to remember! Favourite venue you’ve played? The Winter Olympics! I was in a group called Poetic Pilgrims for 10 years and a buddy of mine played in Vancouver at the 2010 Games and I got to perform with him! Poetic Pilgrims opened, and then I DJ’d and spun for their set. We were on
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A while ago, my band and I were performing at Crawdaddy’s VooDoo Lounge and right during my set there was this really intoxicated guy who kept calling me on to freestyle battle! I tried ignoring him but my blood started boiling so I battled him. I beat him easily. Worst road trip? There was one time with a group I was playing with we ran out of gas in the mountains and had to wait for a buddy to go into town and get a jerry can. Luckily he was in another vehicle a couple of hours ahead. Favourite sandwich? It would have to be between “Cluck Yourself” at the Riversdale Delicatessen or this curried chicken and green apple sandwich at Earthbound Bakery that’s absolutely ridiculous. Griffin Takeaway makes great sandwiches too. What makes you want to take it off and get it on? Beauty in people, life, style and originality. When people feel free to be who they are, it gives them this aura, not just in sexuality, but of getting it on in life, period. A person being themselves is a real turn on.
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fashion Tegan and Sara
Presented by
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YOLO Generation of Fashion
Text by Mandy Pravda Photos by Mark Tiu
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YOLO —You Only Live Once, so show it!
Ben Harper
Today’s fashion isn’t about what you wear; it’s about how you wear it! Accessorising, layering and having that one big bang piece is the key to taking an article from ordinary and bland to extraordinary, iconic and personal. To give you some ideas of what I’m talking about, SFDF followed one of Saskatoon’s favourite festivals of the year, the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, to give you a glimpse of what the stars are rocking on the stage. We found plaid, tuxes and some wild wear accompanied of course with music that warms the soul and gets your feet moving!
Hypnotic Brass
Overall it is about being true to yourself, from looking sharp in a suit (John Legend) or wearing that fave sweater with some killer boots (only you could pull off, Ms. Lauren Hill). Embrace being bold, YOLO!
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fashion MUD Lip Glaze in Cupid This is one time that describing a product as “greasy” is a good thing. Instead of that icky sticky feel that most lip glosses have, this pink tinted gloss has a lovely greasy feeling which leaves your lips smooth and is long lasting, meaning less time spent touching up throughout the day. Layer it over a lipstick or wear it on its own. Available at Chop Chop Salon.
SST Oil-Free Weightless Foundation Every bridal party I work with has at least one woman in it who doesn’t normally wear foundation because it feels too “heavy” on her skin. If you’re that woman, this foundation is for you! It provides light to medium coverage without making you feel like you have make-up caked on. Neat fact: The SST line was created by Sharon Sharpe-Titus of Saskatoon and is available at local salons. MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly
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This creamy product is great for creating a bare-eye look or for use as a base for your eye shadows when creating a more dramatic look. I use a concealer brush to apply it but you may also use your fingers. Available at the MAC counter in The Bay.
Kit Faves
From photo shoots and runways to bridal parties and even doing my own make-up, there are some beauty products that I find myself reaching for time and again. My favourites not only look great when I’m creating faces, but they must also be able to handle any test they’re put to—whether it be hot photo shoot lights or bridal make-up that needs to look fabulous for 16 hours. Here is what I am loving in my kit right now:
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder Duo
Lime Crime in Babette Described as a pastel coral, this lip colour is one I especially love pairing with a smoky eye but it also looks great with a bare eye. It’s a creamy opaque lipstick and minimal product is required to achieve the true pigment. Added bonus: Lime Crime boasts being vegan-friendly and crueltyfree! Available at www.limecrime.com.
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Remember when your options for products to fill in your brows was limited to a pencil in blonde, brown or black, leaving it near impossible to find a shade that actually matched your hair colour? Well, thanks to Anastasia Beverly Hills (who I’d say is Queen of the Brow), we now have 11 highly pigmented brow powder shades to choose from to give each and every lady natural-looking, beautiful brows. You’ll want to invest in a great angle brush to use with your brow powder. Available at Sephora.
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Days Gone By in Small-town Saskatchewan In this new section on local authors, flow magazine presents book excerpts to highlight the talent and stories of the city’s sizeable literary scene. Noted Saskatoon author Wes Funk delves deeply into his personal life with Wes Side Story. His writing features oftenhumourous tales and descriptions of life spent growing up in smalltown Saskatchewan and his own process of self-discovery. *
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beans or Lipton’s chicken noodle soup with extra noodles stirred in. In the afternoons, we’d venture downtown for coffee in the one-and-only café, where I would sit and listen to grownup talk and middle-aged men solving the world’s problems. If we didn’t go for joe, we would watch a movie on TV. In those days, there were older flicks played daily for the afternoon enjoyment of those who weren’t at work. Most times, these films were westerns—a genre of movies both Dad and I enjoyed. Towards the end of the show, I’d watch my father glance at the clock, knowing his wife and other kids would soon be home from school. As the closing credits went by, he’d switch off the television and shuffle to the kitchen. Then, he’d snoop through the fridge and the cupboards, pondering what to cook for supper. He got a kick out of experimenting in the kitchen. Goulashes became his specialty. Some turned out scrumptious, others much less so.
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The first house I ever lived in was a teacherage—these were humble homes provided for the school teachers and their families in small-town Saskatchewan. My earliest recollections are mostly being at home with my father during the day. His job was seasonal and led him to have his winters laid off from work. My mom was a school teacher—she would trot off to the nearby school in the mornings, her three middle children trailing behind her. Thirteen years my senior, my eldest brother Brad moved out of the household at the age of 17—I have few memories of him living at home with us. This all left my dad and I spending a lot of time alone together in my pre-school days. I was content and fulfilled during those years, spending my time playing with my farm set, creating makebelieve acreages or putting together lavish tea parties with my teddy-bears and dolls all prettiedup in dress-wear. Watching TV too—Mr. Dressup, The Friendly Giant and Sesame Street—while Dad cleaned the house, puttered outside and took short naps in-between. There were weekday morning reruns of the original Star Trek series, and I was fascinated by the adventures of Kirk, Spock and the crew of The Enterprise. I saw them as space-cowboys, settling a brave new frontier the way the Lone Ranger or Jonah Hex explored the Wild West. I had an ongoing fantasy that I was some kind of Starfleet Academy pupil—I was Wesley Crusher before he even existed! This began my lifelong love affair with sci-fi. As each Star Trek episode concluded, my father would walk into the living room and say, “What do you want to eat, Buckshot?” I would peer up at Dad in his button-down shirt and worn jeans—I knew he was a good man but I wished he could be as starry as Captain Kirk or Dr. McCoy.
On summer days, all would be quiet except for the birds chirping and Irvin’s tinkering and the music from the radio. This is where I truly realized I was in love with music and lyrics and words—I heard Joni Mitchell’s “Urge for Going” for the first time, coming from that crappy radio. I was enchanted with the silky sound of Joni’s voice, the guitar strings, and her stirring lyrics.
Lunch for Dad and I was usually wieners and
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Once or twice a week, Dad and I would get into the family car and drive to North Battleford, the city nearest to us. We would run a few errands, tackle a little shopping and stop for coffee somewhere before we went home. Sometimes, we’d go to the cafeteria at the downtown Co-op Store and sometimes the A & W, but my favourite haunt became the lunch counter and the Kresge’s Department Store. I was infatuated by that place—the long shiny Arborite-covered counter and the endless shiny red swivel stools that ran along with it. I loved how Dad received his coffee in a disposable cup stuck inside a colourful plastic holder and how my grape drink came the same way, only with crushed ice. I loved their crinkle-cut fries—they were the best in the city— we knew, we tried them all. Their gravy was the tastiest too. Dad ordered them by asking for chips and gravy and the waitress would usually reply “Do you mean french fries and gravy?” The store’s bathrooms were down in the basement. A guy had to venture down a lengthy flight of stairs to a dingy lower level where the smelly washrooms could be located. Something about that dank underground floor scared the crap out of me and I often felt as if there could be some kind of boogieman in the bathroom. I even had nightmares about that basement! A few times, I dreamt that I’d be down there and a zombie would chase me up the stairs and when I grabbed the door-handle leading back to the store, it would be locked! I desperately wanted to somehow contact my friend Scotty from the Enterprise and have him beam me out of there! I always tried hard to go to the washroom somewhere else before we ended up in Kresge’s. Our front yard was a whimsical wonderland of my father’s handmade wooden lawn ornaments—one-dimensional faux bunnies, birds
and squirrels frolicked around the grass, making the yard colourful and inviting. I would often be out on my tricycle, wheeling around the front walk by myself, content and imaginative. Our home was in an interesting spot—across the street from the train-track and the one and only elevator and beside the only service station. We were just a couple houses down from Main Street, where there was a grocery store, a café, a hotel and a post office. There was always plenty of traffic and activity and even the odd train going past our house. One Saturday morning, when I was barely more than an infant, I was out playing in the yard, and was alarmed to look over to the neighbours and see their eldest teenaged son sprawled out face-down on the grass. Afraid, I ran inside and told my mother. With only her nightgown on, she hurried out the front door and over to the neighbours. Within seconds, a small crowd formed around the teen’s collapsed body, only to eventually conclude he was passed out drunk. His parents and mine carried him inside. All day long, I asked my mom why Keith was sleeping on the lawn. She continually told me to stop asking and to forget about the whole incident. This is when I first realized that this was the way in which our family functioned—don’t discuss things, just simply stay silent and pretend something didn’t happen. We had a rusty swing-set in the backyard and I would often be out there by myself, slowly rocking back and forth on the creaky swing. Irvin, the fuel-station operator next door, would be out in the adjacent backyard, his head under the hood of a beater, a radio softly playing as he tinkered. On summer days, all would be quiet except for the birds chirping and Irvin’s tinkering and the music from the radio. This is where I truly realized I was in love with music and lyrics and words—I heard Joni Mitchell’s “Urge for Going” for the first time, coming from that crappy radio. I was enchanted with the silky sound of Joni’s voice, the guitar strings, and her stirring lyrics. I wanted these moments to last forever—the swaying of the swing, the gentle tunes and the birds chirping overhead. Most times, my solitude was disturbed by my mother calling me to come into the house or the arrival of my chatty siblings wanting to play in the nearby sandbox—we were known for having the best sand in the town. Dad was always meticulous about what kind of sand goes into that box, hauling it in from the Shell Lake area. He claimed the sand was a better quality there. I was always quick to boast about our high-grade sand to other kids in the town. The sandbox was sacred ground! *
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Wes Side Story—A Memoir Autobiography, 2014 208 pages, paperback Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing (Canada)
C a n a d a’s L a r g e s t I n d e p e n d e n t B o o k s t o r e SEPTEMBER EVENTS • Dave Margoshes Thursday, Sept. 11, at 7:30 pm Launching Wiseman’s Wager • Alice Kuipers Monday, Sept. 15, at 7:00 pm Launching The Death of Us • Arthur Slade and Christopher Steininger Friday, Sept. 19, at 7:00 pm Launching Modo: Ember’s End
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• An Evening with Catherine Gildiner Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 7:00 pm Launching Coming Ashore: A Memoir • An Evening with Thomas King Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 7:00 pm In conversation and signing his new novel The Back of the Turtle • An Evening with Clint Malarchuk Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 7:00 pm Speaking and signing The Crazy Game: How I Survived in the Crease and Beyond
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commuting By 2045, Saskatoon’s population is projected to hit 500,000, meaning already over-taxed infrastructure will be further strained. To plan for such growth, the city’s new roadmap for the future envisions more bikes, more bridges—and less pollution.
The City of Saskatoon wants your input on commuting to work and how to plan for the future. Have your say at www.growingfwd.ca and follow the discussion on twitter: @YXEGrowingFwd.
Text by Linda Nguyen
The Future is Coming to Saskatoon Could you imagine half a million people commuting in Saskatoon right now? The idea of 500,000 people sharing city roads in their current state is astounding if not unimaginable. Saskatoon’s estimated population as of June 2014 is 254,000 and already there are plenty of complaints about road congestion, the lack of parking and inefficient transit service.
Plan dedicated to the future of efficient transportation in the city. “Currently, we’re on a coverage model which covers the entire city regardless if people use it,” says Wallace. “There’s an obvious need to move towards a system that concentrates on where the market is better served.”
Me? Take a bus?
As commuters deal with today’s reality, the City of Saskatoon is already planning for the next 30–40 years. According to projection reports on the City’s website, Saskatoon could reach a population of nearly 450,000 by 2032. Alan Wallace, Director of Planning and Development for the City of Saskatoon, says that’s why there’s a section of the City Centre
As part of the City’s Growing Forward initiative, installation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is the best start to transit improvement. The elimination of the bus mall on 23rd Street between 2nd and 3nd Avenue is just the beginning. Replacing it will be a series of onstreet transit stations that Wallace says will be more of an amenity than just another bus stop. Like most things, it will be a while before anything happens: the business plan for BRT will be released in late 2015 to undergo a review by City Council. In other words, don’t expect to see a major change to the transit system for a couple of years at least. And as for the possibility of light-rail transit in Saskatoon, Wallace says it’s unlikely: “We won’t be seeing that for many, many decades at least.” Even with half a million people, he says the city still won’t be big enough for anything like Calgary’s C-Train or the Edmonton LRT.
Bridging the Gap
Saskatoon might be a city of bridges, but the ones available for residents to conveniently cross the South Saskatchewan River have their limits. When the Traffic Bridge closed in 2010, people
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living in Nutana certainly felt the inconvenience. As the city continues to grow, more bridges are desperately needed and it’s a topic Wallace admits holds considerable importance. Last June, a multi-million dollar funding announcement was made towards the construction of a new bridge in Saskatoon’s north end and the replacement of the Traffic Bridge. The North Commuter Parkway Bridge will consist of six lanes for high-speed traffic. The Traffic Bridge will feature two modern lanes able to handle commuters, transit and emergency crews, with external lanes for pedestrians. This dual-focus project is estimated to cost approximately $250 million, and the province and federal government have agreed to provide $116 million in funding for these bridges that promise shorter commutes, but there are few details where the remaining money will come from. Nothing is off the table at this point, including the possibility of charging drivers a toll to use the North Commuter Parkway Bridge. (Continued on p. 36)
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commuting Off the Rails
Currently, single-occupant vehicles make up the majority of all car trips into and out of the downtown, especially during peak times. Congestion is characteristic of driving during rush hour, but being stuck in gridlocked traffic because a train is passing through the downtown core adds to the headache for city commuting. The Canadian Pacific Railway tracks running across Idylwyld Drive near 25th Street has received enough scrutiny to call for their removal by many Saskatoon residents. Even Mayor Don Atchison has expressed his disapproval of their blocking traffic and reducing the travel times of emergency responders. “I know they were here first, but we need to get them out of the city,” Atchison said in an interview with The Star Phoenix in 2008. Saskatoon has been fortunate enough to have avoided serious accidents, but derailments and mishaps do occur. With the tragic derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, in July 2013, removal of the tracks has become an even bigger concern. In April, Mayor Atchison attended a meeting of the National Municipal Rail Safety Working Group in Ottawa where he got the ear of Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and discussed moving the
rail lines out of the city because of the potential for such disasters. CPR is happy where the tracks currently sit but negotiations are ongoing and the hope is that the federal government will help move these tracks beyond city limits. Until then, Saskatoon will have to continue to deal with the limitations the railway puts on traffic flow, north downtown redevelopment and urban planning in general.
Co-operative Opportunities
As the city continues to focus its efforts on designing a workable city for half a million people, finding solutions to alleviate vehicle congestion has been the priority for people such as Fred Khonje, board chair of the Saskatoon CarShare Co-operative (SCC). Car sharing is an option that has been revolutionizing urban transportation in other Canadian cities—Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto foremost among them—and Saskatoon residents now have the opportunity to take advantage of this. “Car share is an important juncture between public transportation and the flexibility that comes with individual car ownership,” says Khonje. The SCC is geared towards those who need the convenience of a car for quick errands
and for those who simply can’t afford one. This fall, the first SCC cars will have designated parking spots in the Nutana neighbourhood to provide individuals with access to shared vehicles without the costs and hassles of private ownership. “We feel that we’ll be able to meet the needs of people who will want to have a variety of types of transportation and have that flexibility built into city infrastructure,” says Khonje. According to the co-op, an average of five vehicles are taken off the road for every Carshare vehicle used. The idea takes aim at larger environmental initiatives and it helps reduce road congestion. Members have 24-hours access to the vehicles and pay for what they use: 25 cents per kilometre and $6 per hour. For casual users, rates range from 25 cents per kilometre, $8 per hour or $10 per month. All users have to pay a $30 application fee. “The future of the city and how people want to get around is changing,” says Khonje, “and by having a variety of transportation-friendly services, it allows for more diversity, vibrancy and perspective. We’re looking at alternatives and innovations to bring to the city instead of traditional forms (of transportation).” (Continued on p. 39)
Pe d a l Power Text by Linda Nguyen Saskatoon Cycles is a local advocacy group that promotes its vision of a city designed to allow maximum safety and convenience when cycling through it, no matter where you are or where you want to go. The group is encouraging the development in Saskatoon of a cycling network that would safely link every neighbourhood to key destinations and be accessible and
friendly to cyclists of all ages. Bike lanes aren’t a new topic to commuting politics in the city, and Sean Shaw, a board member at Saskatoon Cycles, says that the city has recognized the need for safer cycling. The recently revealed City Centre Plan aims to revitalize many aspects of the downtown through various mixed-use development projects and by including bike lanes in their plans for how traffic
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should flow in the future. Shaw would like Saskatoon residents to have more choices when it comes to modes of transport rather than private automobiles. At present, single-occupant vehicles make up the majority of the congestion on city roads. By implementing a well-designed cycling network, road efficiency would increase and fewer vehicles would be on the streets, which also means less pollution as the population increases. “For the average cyclist, cycling downtown is a bit daunting,” says Shaw. “There really isn’t any cycling-specific infrastructure beyond the Meewasin Trail and one stretch of 4th Avenue.” Signage on the street is often denuded or confusing, which compounds the problem. In cities such as Amsterdam and Melbourne, cyclists travel on designated pathways—often coloured to increase their visibility—to separate them from vehicular traffic, parked cars and pedestrians; cycling downtown and around the city is encouraged. But these cities are far more temperate than Saskatoon, where extreme cold and icy roads in winter mean commuters favour their car year-round, only adding to the congestion as the city grows.
The solution, according to Saskatoon Cycles, is the Better Bike Lanes Project, which was launched to create better bike lanes starting this summer. After some delays, however, City Council is finally expected to debate the project’s merits sometime this fall. The project proposes separate bike lanes on 24th Street East between Idylwyld Drive and Spadina Crescent, and on 4th Avenue from 25th Street to 19th Street. These lanes would provide North-South and East-West routes for cyclists to safely and efficiently get around and through the downtown core. Saskatoon Cycles wants better, safer bikes lanes and increased ridership not just downtown but for all residential areas that surround it, including Caswell Hill, Riversdale, City Park, Broadway and Nutana. “There are signs that (in the new City Centre Plan) they’re thinking about cycling and putting in the appropriate routes, but it’s important to make sure that those routes can be connected to the downtown,” says Shaw, especially if the city wants to relieve vehicle congestion yet create an even better hub in the centre for business, entertainment and culture.
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food+drink Asian-style tuna over fresh greens Ingredients 200g fresh tuna Spice rub (mix of equal parts powdered honey, powdered Worcestershire sauce, annatto seed, sumac, sesame seed and dried orange zest) 2 tbsp kecap manis 1 tbsp fresh orange juice ½ fresh orange, peeled and diced 2 tsp sherry vinegar 1 tsp sesame oil ½ tsp fresh garlic, minced ½ tsp sambal oelek (chili sambal) 2–3 tbsp camelina oil (roasted onion & basil) Salt and pepper to taste Handful of mixed salad greens 2–3 sprigs fresh mint, leaves picked Small bunch fresh pea greens
Text by Paul Miazga Photos by Patricio del Rio (Conscious Studios)
Rusty Penno’s
Ocean Fish 2 Ways For a guy who was born, raised and educated in Saskatoon—and not travelled nearly as much as you might think—Dakota Dunes Casino Executive Chef Rusty Penno sure has a thing for experimentation with exotic ingredients. Ask him about sumac, kecap manis and annatto seed, or better yet ask him about local foods. Local food isn’t just a trendy idea to him: he likes to source his products as close to home as possible and yet give them a flavour that’s out of this world. “Ming Tsai [on TV: “East Meets West”, “Ming’s Quest”] was a big influence on me, but I’ve always loved cooking magazines, TV shows and things that promote new ideas,” Penno says. “I love to learn and I like playing with food.” During various stints at restaurants and hotel kitchens around the city, Penno would often stay late and “play in the kitchen” to try new things. He helped create the franchise model for Rock Creek Bar & Grill in Saskatchewan and has also taken part in several Gold Medal Plates events. He also sometimes uses his staff at the Dakota Dunes “like guinea pigs”, but it’s his way of making sure that his creations
remain accessible to many palates. “I like to build in layers of flavour into food,” Penno says, most often by using marinating liquids or stocks to deglaze a pan and then using this in a particular dish or sauce. He also likes how many Asian cultures incorporate a mix of salty, sour, sweet and spicy into every dish. At home, Penno and his wife— who is Laotian and Chinese (he himself is Polish and German)—indulge their taste for authentic Thai cuisine. They’ve also had traditional Laotian family meals on Saturday night for over 21 years, and while his adolescent son and daughter aren’t quite into it as much as they are, Penno has plenty of patience for modifying their habits and tastes one step at a time. “I’m slowly trying to change people’s ideas about food, ingredients and portion sizes,” Penno says. At the casino he’s gotten rid of the buffet menus and brought in a la carte options that are healthier for patrons and sell better too. “It takes time to do things right,” he adds, and he’s planning more changes now that he’s got a team in place at the casino (where he’s been since 2012) that he can trust implicitly.
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Directions Combine the ingredients for the rub in a medium bowl and stir until combined. Roll the tuna steak in the mixture being careful not to coat the long ends of the fish. In a frying pan over medium-high heat, add 1 tbsp of the camelina oil and sear the tuna all around for 1–2 minutes, leaving the sides uncooked. Remove from heat and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together the kecap manis, orange juice, vinegar, sesame oil, chili sambal, garlic, orange pieces and seasoning, adding the camelina oil until well combined. (The mixture should be a balance of sweet, salty, sour and spicy.) Using a sharp knife, slice the tuna into mini steaks 2cm thick and
arrange on a plate over the mixture of salad greens and mint. Drizzle lightly with the dressing and serve immediately.
New eateries in #yxe
Barramundi with asparagus-barley risotto
1. Desi Dhaba (325 Ave. C South, 306-649-8888). The best Punjabi restaurant in Dundurn, SK, has now arrived in Riversdale.
Ingredients 2 200g barramundi filets 1 tbsp flour 1/4 tsp each paprika, powdered garlic and powdered onion Small bunch of asparagus, chopped into ½-cm dice 1 large shallot, finely chopped ½ tsp garlic, minced 50g cremini mushrooms, quartered 50g chantarelles, thoroughly washed and patted dry 200g parboiled barley 250ml vegetable stock 1 tbsp camelina oil Salt and pepper to taste Fresh pea greens (to garnish)
2. Night Oven Bakery (629B 1st Ave. North, 306-500-2350). Bread from stone-ground flour, pastries and lunch. 3. Pink Cadillacs (113-412 Willowgrove Sq., 306-374-7465). It’s a 1950’s-style diner with malts, milk shakes, burgers and beyond. 4. Pizzeria Romano (50-304 Stonebridge Blvd., 306-373-4232). Wood-fired pizzas from the oven, plus authentic Hungarian goulash. Key: $ - meals under $15; $$ - $15–30; $$$ - over $30
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Directions To parboil the barley, bring 3 cups of water to the boil and add 1 cup of barley. Return the mixture to the boil and reduce heat. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and simmer for 35–40 min.
into a deep-bottomed dinner plate.
Combine the flour and spices together with salt and pepper and dredge the fish, shaking off the excess.
In a separate pan over mediumhigh heat, add the oil and sear the barramundi filets for 2 minutes per side. Add the mushrooms and stir them frequently. When the filets are done, remove them from the heat and arrange on top of the barley risotto. Top with the sautéed mushrooms and then deglaze the pan.
In a frying pan over medium heat, add half the oil and sauté the asparagus and shallots for 2 minutes until the shallots are just browned. Add the garlic and continue sautéing for another 30 seconds. Mix in the parboiled barley, stirring in ladles of stock until the mixture has warmed through and thickened slightly. Spoon the barley mixture
To deglaze the pan, add ½ cup of the remaining vegetable stock and reserved dredging flour to the pan to make a simple roux. Scrape the bottom of the pan and whisk until the volume is reduced by half. Drizzle the roux over the mushrooms and filet and then garnish with a few strands of fresh pea greens. Serve immediately.
Duck Duck Goose Tapas Bar 616
10th St. East; Duckduckgoosetapas.com. Tuck into Spanish tapas and slurp superb cocktails. Open Mon–Fri 4pm–midnight, Sat 11am–midnight. $$
Gasthaus Restaurant 160 Cartwright
St.; Saskatoongermanculturalcentre.ca. Schnitzel, sausages, struedel and German beers. Open Tue–Sat 11am–9pm; Sun 11am–2pm. $$
Mediterranno 119 3rd Ave. South;
Mediterranno.com. This beautiful restaurant in the 100-year-old Drinkle Building offering wood-fired oven pizzas, plus Greek, Italian and French mains. Open Mon–Thu 11am– 9pm; Fri 11am–10pm; Sat 4–10pm. $$
Truffles Bistro 230 21st St. East;
Trufflesbistro.ca. Parisian charm, tasty brunches and a three-course Table d’hôte at this beloved eatery. Open Mon–Fri 11:30am–3pm; Mon–Sat from 5pm; Sat 10am–2:30pm, Sun 10:30am–2pm. $$$
VEGETARIAN Garlic Guru 414 Ave. B South;
Garlicguru.ca. Vegetarian and raw food eats at this spot in the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. Open Tue–Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 8am–2pm, Sun 10am–3pm. $
Nosh Eatery & Tap 820 Broadway Ave.; Nosheateryandtap.com. Artful vegetarian meals that are tasty and yet satisfy one’s daily nutritional needs. Open Mon–Sat from 11am–11pm, Sun noon–11pm. $$
The Woods Ale House 148 2nd Ave. North; Woodsalehouse.com. Craft beers from Paddock Wood to go with veggie, vegan and meat options. Open Mon–Thu 11am–midnight, Fri–Sat 11am–2am. $$ For more complete listings of local restaurants, cafés and lounges, visit us online at www.flowmagazine.ca.
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Key: $ - meals under $15; $$ - $15–30; $$$ - over $30
FINE DINING/FUSION
LATIN AMERICAN
Ayden Kitchen & Bar 265 3rd Ave. South. Former
EE Burritos 102 Ave. P South; Eeburritos.com. Start and end your Friday night with salsa dance parties at this El Salvadorean spot featured on The Food Network. Open Mon–Thu 10am–9pm, Fri 10am– 2:30am, Sat 11am–9pm. $$
Top Chef Canada winner Dale MacKay opens his latest upscale creation. Open Mon–Fri 11:30am–3:30pm, 5:30–11pm, Sat 5:30–11pm. $$$
Bliss Fine Food 1002 Broadway Ave.; Blissfinefood.
com. Appetizers, salads and mains with a touch of elegance. Open Tue–Sat 11am–2pm and from 5pm. $$$ The Hollows 334 Ave. C South; Thehollows.ca. An eclectic Riversdale eatery serving local foods in novel ways. Open Wed–Thu 5–10pm, Fri–Sat 11am–3pm, 5–11pm, Sun 11am–2pm. $$$ The Ivy Dining & Lounge 301 Ontario Ave.; Ivydiningandlounge.com. Upscale dining and service to match. Open Mon–Fri 11am–2pm, 4–11pm; Sat 4pm– midnight; Sun 5–9pm. $$$ John’s Victorian Steakhouse 2033 Ave. B North; Johnsvictorian.com. Found in the city’s north end, this spot attracts the well-heeled. Open Mon–Sat 4:30–9:30pm. $$$ Leyda’s 112 20th St. West; on Facebook. Gluten- and nut-free “experiential” cooking. Flowing, open kitchen design. Health-positive choices on their simple menu. Open Tue–Sat 11am–10pm. $$ Prairie Harvest Café 2917 Early Dr.; Prairieharvestcafe.com. Recently ranked among the top 100 restaurants in Canada. Open Tue–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri–Sat 11am–10pm. $$ Rembrandt’s Steakhouse 243 21st St. East; rembrandts.ca. Edwardian décor, attentive service, great steaks and the city’s deepest wine list. Open Mon–Thu 7am–11pm, Fri 7am–midnight, Sat 8am– midnight, Sun 10am–2pm. $$$
STEAKS, BURGERS, ETC. Bell ‘n’ Whistle Bar & Bistro 243 2nd Ave. South. Gastro-pub fare and superb cocktails in the old Royal Bank building (vault doors and all). Open Mon–Sat from 11am, Sun from 10am. $$
Carver’s Steakhouse 612 Spadina Cres. East;
Carverssteakhouse.ca. Top steaks and lots of special-order wines. In the Sheraton Cavalier Hotel. Open daily 5–10pm. $$$ Congress Beer House 215 2nd Ave. South; on Facebook. Nice beer selections, daily lunch specials and lots of space, front or back. Open daily 11am–2am. $$
The Hub 101 Pacific Ave. Bright, spacious and ideal
for food or drinks before or after an event at TCU Place. In the Holiday Inn. Open daily 6:30am–11pm. $$
Jerry’s Two locations: 1115 Grosvenor Ave., 844 51st St. East; Jerrys.ca. Eclectic decor, artisanal burgers and homemade ice cream. Open Mon–Fri 7am–11pm, Sun 9am–11pm. $
KONGA CAFE 204 Avenue H North Saskatoon 306 244 7867 www.kongacafe.com facebook.com/kongacafe
Manhattan Gastropub 15B 234 Primrose Dr.;
on Facebook. Worth the trip up to the north end for their burgers, steaks, drinks or just to chill. Open Mon–Thu 11am–midnight, Fri–Sat 11am–1am, Sun 11am–10pm. $$
Saskatoon Station Place 221 Idylwyld Dr.; Saskatoonstationplace.com. This quaint dining room is a veritable time machine comprised of two old rail passenger wagons. Open Mon–Sat 10:30am– 10:30pm, Sun 10:30am–8:30pm. $$
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Las Palapas Resort Grill 901 Victoria Ave.; Laspalapas.ca. Go for the food, return for the fun in this buzzing eatery and lounge. Open daily 11am–11pm. $ La Bamba Café 3-1025 Boychuk Dr.;
Labambarestaurant.ca. It’s always packed because the food is always that good. Open Sun–Thu 4–8pm, Fri– Sat 11:45am–8:30pm. $$
Saboroso Brazilian Steakhouse 40-2600 8th St.
East; Saboroso.ca. Traditional beef, chicken, pineapple and more on the rodizio. Open Mon–Thu from 4:30pm, Fri–Sat from 4pm, Sun 10:30am–2pm. $$
SE ASIAN Asian Hut 320 Ave. C South. The best pho soup in
town is at this little gem in Riversdale. Open Mon–Fri 11am–2pm, 5–9pm, Sat–Sun 11am–9pm. $
Golden Pagoda 411 2nd Ave. North; Goldenpagoda. ca. Try the green tea salad or coconut chicken soup. Open Mon–Fri 11am–2pm, Mon–Sat 5–9pm. $$ Keo’s 1013 Broadway Ave. Lao, Thai and Cambodian
mainstays in one locale. Open Sun–Mon 4:30–10pm, Tue–Sat 11am–2pm, 4:30–9pm. $$
Lien Thanh 311 Ave. A South. A charming old couple serve up homecooked meals at this hole in the wall. Open Tue–Sat 11am–9pm. $ Odd Couple 228 20th St. West. Inspired Cantonese cuisine with a loungey feel. Open Mon– Tue 10am–8pm, Wed–Sat from 10am. $$ Royal Thai 2-325 3rd Ave. North; Come.to/RoyalThai. Great Thai curries, noodle dishes and beyond. Open Mon–Sat 11am–9pm, Sun 4–9pm. $ White Lotus 15 Worobetz Pl.; White-lotus.ca.
Various add-ons to great pho, with pork and fish dishes too. Open Mon–Sat 11am–8:30pm. $
SOUTH ASIAN Mogul Divaan 2115 22nd St. West; Moguldivaan.
com. This Pakistani spot has a delicious buffet made fresh daily from old family recipes. Open Tue–Sat 11:30am–10pm, Sun 11:30am–9pm. $
Passage to India 440 2nd Ave. North. Simple and unpretentious Indian food (special thalis!) just north of the downtown. Open Mon–Sat 11am–2:30pm, 4:30–8:30pm. $$ Samosa King 3310 8th St. East; Thesamosaking.ca.
Amazing South Indian food in the Centre Mall, with dosas, samosas and beyond. Open Mon–Tue, Sat 9:30am– 6pm, Wed–Fri 9:30am–9pm, Sun noon–5pm. $
Spicy Bite Two locations: 113 3rd Ave. South; Myspicybite.com. The city’s best Indian buffet for either lunch or supper. Open Sun–Thu 11am–10pm, Fri–Sat 11am–midnight. $$
Looking for a good Chinese or Japanese restaurant near you? Visit www.flowmagazine.ca for a full list!
What’s New Around Town Exciting times, as ever in sunny Saskatoon. The good times just keep on coming! And with good times, comes a plethora of new treats and tasty tipples. Here are a Text by Mike Tory few gems that have found their way to our shores… Adnam’s Broadside Strong English Ale (on tap at Saboroso)
Jamie Whetstone “Manifesto” Zinfandel (available at Ingredients)
I might be slightly biased, but this is a beauty. Dark, sumptuous malts with a smooth, warming mouthfeel. A belter!
A lighter but masterful take on Zinfandel by one of the wine world’s bright new stars. Pretty cool to have it in Saskatoon! Think dark chocolate mixed with fresh raspberries!
Phillips Brewery Electric Unicorn White IPA (on tap at Winstons; in bottles in Co-op Liquor and Ingredients) A rare beast indeed, this fantasy of a beer is not around for long, so get some while you can. Look out for other special brews from Victoria hitting town later in the year.
Parallel 49 Tricycle Grapefruit Radler (SLGA Craft Beer Program, select stores) Did you know that there are 4 ‘Signature stores’ from the SLGA in Saskatoon that are running a Craft Beer program all year? You do now, and you should get down to one of them and try this refreshing and fun beer before too long. Finally, the SLGA is catching up!
Merry Edwards Russian River Sauvignon Blanc (downtown restaurants) Extraordinary to find this wine, made by the preeminent female winemaker in the world, here in the city. A glorious feast of citrus fruit, with wonderful oak textures. Merry Edwards has rightly just been elevated to the Winemaking Hall of Fame. A bit of a splurge, but worth every penny!
Summer Garden 3A 3602 Taylor St. East. The
local Chinese community prefers this eatery to all others and it’s no secret as to why. Open Wed–Mon 11am–9:30pm, Sun 11am–8pm. $ Szechuan Kitchen 835 Broadway Ave.; Szechuankitchen. ca. A busy eatery with daily specials. Open Sun–Thu 11am–9:30pm, Fri–Sat 11am–10:30pm. $$ Taste Legend 423 20th St. West. Some of the city’s most authentic old-world Szechuan and Cantonese cuisine. Open Thu–Tue 11am–9pm. $ Yip Hong’s Dim Sum 1501 8th St. East. Arrive early on weekends for their dim sum, which is the best in town. Open Fri–Wed 11am–9:30pm, Fri–Sat 11am–10:30pm, Sun 10am–9pm. $$
306.652.0909
Varsity Common 107 - 1526 8 th Street East Saskatoon www.cococochocolatiers.com
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food+drink BOTTEGA TRATTORIA You get the whole package at Bottega Trattoria (120 2nd Avenue North): European-inspired atmosphere, succulent seafood and meltin-your mouth housemade pasta. I was lucky enough to grab a perfect spot outside on a warm summer night too. What better way to start the night than with a half-priced bottle of wine, the Tuesday special! Is there a better way to start an evening? Try their smoked oysters peppered with hot sauce and lemon juice. More, please! Before our main courses arrived, we also happily finished off fresh focaccia with herb butter and complimentary crispy balls of basmati rice and mozzarella
cheese with a marinara sauce. Since seafood is the specialty of Bottega’s chef Gerardo Sisani, we gleefully indulged in this guilty pleasure. I chose more seafood linguine because I get all my favourites: mussels, clams, shrimp and scallops, all laced with a succulent cream sauce. Thank goodness my dining partner ordered the lobster ravioli because that was my second choice. After some time, I felt like I was dining on a beach at sunset; I could almost smell the sea, even with the taste of anise from the Sambuca on my tongue. We had to take a long walk afterwards but will definitely return for oyster Monday, and to visit their soon-to-open tapas bar upstairs called The Heights.
Food Cravings:
Italian IL SALICI RISTORANTE It’s hard to beat the view at Il Salici Ristorante (382 Cartwright Street), located at the Willows golf course. It’s one of the few places in the city that’s made for sipping chilled Chardonnay and watching the sun set over the hilly greens. To add to the sensory experience, you can bite into their warm focaccia bread dipped in a mouth-watering cilantro- and garlic-laced chimichurri sauce. Delicious! Watching golfers swing away is always entertaining between courses, but if you crave more nibbles, the roasted red pepper and basil bruschetta pairs very well with their salad of greens and sweet homemade blueberry dressing. The open concept inside the Il Salici dining room reflects the spacious, tree-lined view outside. The menu is larger though (entrees include seared arctic char and veal scallopini), but my dining partner and I shared the Linguine ai Frutti di Mare (seafood linguine) with white wine sauce and the Fettuccine con Funghi, Pancetta e Panna (mushroom fettuccine), both infused with fresh ingredients. I don’t know which pleased my tastebuds more! My next visit must include the berry crisp with ice cream or just sipping white wine and wiling away another leisurely Sunday evening.
TAVERNA ITALIAN KITCHEN I’m not sure how I manage to pick the right night to dine all the time. At Taverna (219 21st Street East), a downtown Saskatoon institution since the 1960s, I strolled in during their half-priced wine night. Don’t let the darkened atmosphere distract anyone. The new owners, who took over a few years ago, have maintained the traditional Italian vibe of the place, but they plan to modernize and add an open patio out front. The menu has all the classics, from lasagna to linguine, but keep your eyes out for the seasonal menu and local foods everywhere. As someone who loves to eat whatever is in season, I opted for a pizza loaded with nightshade vegetables: colourful peppers, zucchini and eggplant. An Italian pizza wouldn’t be the same without fresh basil and it was smothered with my favourite, a creamy goat’s cheese. The perfectly crispy/ chewy thin crust is made with
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“00” durum semolina. At the table we passed around Lasagna al Forgo (lasagna with Bolognese sauce) and Pollo al Marsala (chicken in red wine). The Marsala sauce was smooth and buttery, and the lasagna was layered with mozzarella and parmigiano-reggiano. Taverna imports pasta from Italy, but makes fresh tortellini, ravioli and gnocchi in-house.
I couldn’t fully satisfy my Italian cravings without having a creamy tiramisu, layered with mascarpone cheese, espresso, sweet red wine and shaved chocolate. Bellissimo! After these experiences, I’m definitely planning a trip to Italy! Text and photos by Lynette Suchar @Mycreativefling
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food+drink CAFÉS & DINERS Café Noir 157 2nd Ave. North; on Facebook.
Refreshingly cheery and prompt service. Under new ownership. Open Mon–Sat 7am–5pm. $
Christie’s Il Secondo 802C Broadway Ave.; on
Facebook. Sit by the windows and tuck into pizza or panini while watching the world go by. Open Tue–Sat 10am–8pm. $$
Specializing in lunches & treats for the gluten-free, the vegetarian & the vegan
City Perks 801 7th Ave. North; Cityperks.ca. Tastefully
lit, great coffee and a weekend brunch. New location open in Ens Auto. Open Mon–Fri 7:30am–6pm, Sat– Sun 10am–6pm. $
Collective Coffee 220B 20th St. West; Collectivecoffee. com. Inside The Two Twenty co-work space, it’s the place to see and be seen in Riversdale. Open Mon–Thu 8am–6pm, Fri–Sat 8am–10pm, Sun 10am–6pm. $
Soups, sandwiches, desserts & baked goods made from the freshest of ingredients Gift certificates now available 10-3311 8th St. E
Mon-Sat 10am-7pm
306-933-3385
www.thegriffintakeaway.com
The Griffin Takeaway 10-33118th St. East;
Thegriffintakeaway.com. Top takeaway options for gluten-free baked goods or lunches, with vegan options too. Open Mon–Sat 10am–7pm. $$
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Little Bird Patisserie and Café 258 Ave. B South;
Thelittlebird.ca. Arguably the best French pastries in the city, especially macarons. Open Tue–Sat 10am–6pm. $$ The Local Coffee Bar 167 3rd Ave. South; Thelocalcoffeebar.com. Hit them up for an easy lunch, coffee, tea or snacks. Open Mon–Thu 7am–7pm, Fri–Sat 7am–10pm. $$
Museo Coffee Two locations: 950 Spadina Cres. East, 730A Broadway Ave.; museocoffee.com. European styling in the Mendel Art Gallery and on Broadway. Open daily 8am–6pm. $
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Poached Breakfast Bistro 259 2nd Ave. South, 306-
651-2255. Stuffed French toast, maple pecan bacon and other decadent breakfasts. Open daily 8am–2pm. $$
GLOBAL Afghan Kabob & Donair 3-100 2nd Ave. South. The
full menu is worth a sit-down meal, and the kebabs are tops. Open Mon–Sat 11am–10pm. $
Bon Temps Café 223 2nd Ave. South. Seafood
creole, chicken and sausage Jambalaya, BBQ shrimp and mash, plus lots of sandwiches. Regular live music too. Open daily 11am–9pm. $$
Cesar’s Cakes & Cafe 11-3000 Diefenbaker Dr.
Filipino kare kare (peanut stew with beef), tokwat baboy (steamed pork and fried tofu) and more. Open Tue–Sat 8am–8pm, Sun 8am–5pm. $
Konga Café 204 Ave. H North; Kongacafe.com.
The place to go for classic Jamaican jerk or curried chicken (or goat). Yeah, mon! Open Tue–Thu 4–9pm, Fri–Sat 11am–11pm. $
Mardi Gras Grill 239 Idylwyld Dr. South; on Facebook. Louisiana po’ boys (gator!), blackened catfish, southern-style grits and heaps mo’. Open Tue–Wed noon–9pm, Thu–Sun 11am–10pm. $$ Saba’s African Cuisine 901 22nd St. West. Use the bread, called injera, and with your hands scoop up spicy servings of delicious Ethiopian/Eritrean food. Open Tue–Sun 4:30–10:30pm. $$ Wanuskewin Restaurant Wanuskewin Heritage
Park; Wanuskewin.com. Enjoy the surroundings and “First Nations cuisine with a modern flair.” Open daily 9am–4:30pm, holidays 11am–4:30pm. $
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239 Idywyld Dr. South, 306.382.1795 Tuesday–Wednesday 12pm-9pm Thursday–Saturday 12pm-10pm mardigrasgrillrestaurant
Bring Your Own Container, Lose All of that Packaging! Text and photo by Penny McKinlay Have you ever looked in the cupboard and wondered how on earth you could have accumulated so many take-out containers? Or maybe you threw them out but felt guilty about creating unnecessary waste. Here’s one solution: provide your own takeout container. I try to remind myself to stash a reusable container in my car or office drawer so that if I pick up soup for lunch or have leftovers after a restaurant meal, I can use my own container. Reusable containers are sturdier, so I’m less likely to dribble sauce all over my desk, and I’ve avoided adding to my Styrofoam stash. There’s a side benefit to providing your own container as it prevents impulse purchases. You’ll be less likely to buy a piece of that decadent
chocolate cake if you only purchase it when you have your own container. I feel sorry for restaurants and other food businesses, as there really aren’t any environmentally friendly take-out containers. Recycled paper is one of the better options and some vendors, such as Floating Gardens in the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market, are paying extra to use clamshells made out of recycled plastic. But the best option of all is your own container which you can use over and over again!
Oct. 20–26 is Waste Reduction Week in Canada! Make a habit of keeping resealable containers handy whenever you dine or order out and do your part to reduce unnecessary packaging!
Peggy McKinlay is a communications consultant, a strategic planner, a member of EcoFriendly Sask and author of Wanderlust and Words—a flavourful look at Saskatoon’s food products and places. @PennyMcKinlay
flow can be found at these places and other fine businesses, including: SASKATOON INT’L. AIRPORT (YXE)
CAFÉS, LOUNGES & RESTAURANTS Downtown 2nd Avenue Grill 6Twelve Lounge Afghan Kabob & Donair Bell ‘n’ Whistle Bon Temps Café Café Noir City Perks Congress Beer House Ding Dong Earl’s/Bacchus Lounge Golden Pagoda Grandma Lee’s locations Honey Bun Café JaKe’s on 21st Mediterranno Mystic Java O’Shea’s Irish Pub Otowa Flint/Poached Bistro Red Pepper The Rook & Raven Royal Thai Saskatoon Asian Saskatoon Station Place Spadina Freehouse Spicy Bite State & Main St. Tropez Bistro Taverna Truffles Bistro Winston’s English Pub Woodfire Grill The Woods Ale House
THE MENDEL ART GALLERY Broadway Amigo’s Cantina Bliss Fine Food Broadway Café Broadway Roastery Christie’s El Secondo d’Lish by Tish Café Duck Duck Goose Keo’s Las Palapas Resort Grill Museo Coffee Nosh Eatery & Tap Sushiro Szechuan Kitchen The Yard & Flagon Riversdale Asian Hut Collective Coffee EE Burritos Genesis The Hollows Leyda’s Lien Thanh Little Bird Patisserie Mandarin Restaurant Mardi Gras Grill Park Café Seoul Taste Legend Two Gun Quiche House The Underground Café 8th Street Black Pepper Broadway Roastery on 8th Earth Bound Bakery & Deli
FRANCES MORRISON LIBRARY Gibson’s Fish and Chips The Griffin Takeaway Montana’s Saboroso Yip Hong’s Dim Sum Other Booster Juice* Cesar’s Cakes & Café Il Salici at The Willows Konga Café Manhattan Gastropub Prairie Harvest Café Rock Creek Tap & Grill Starbucks* Subway* Tastebuds Wok Box
CLOTHIERS Better Off Duds Broadway Shoe Repair Durand’s Fine Footwear Era Style Loft Escape Sports Foster’s Shoes Hats & That Jules & Lace La Vie Lente Fashion Boutique Laundry Luna+Hill Manhattan Casuals Mint Fashion Co. Mo-mentum locations Outter Limits Pedestrian Shoe Fitting Centre The Sandbox in the City Swank Shoe Lounge
SASKATOON FARMERS’ MARKET Tonic locations Tryst Boutique
CULTURAL VENUES
aka gallery Art Placement Gallery Broadway Theatre Darrell Bell Gallery La Troupe du Jour Meewasin Valley Centre Persephone Theatre Rouge Gallery Roxy Theatre Saskatoon Symphony office TCU Place box office Tourism Saskatoon Ukrainian Museum of Canada Western Development Museum
HOTELS & INNS
Best Western Inn locations Days Inn Delta Bessborough Hotel Four Points Sheraton Heritage Inn The Hilton Garden Inn Holiday Inn locations The Hotel Senator The James Hotel OBASA Executive Suites The Park Town Hotel The Radisson Hotel The Ramada Hotel Riviera Motor Inn The Sandman Hotel The Saskatoon Inn The Sheraton Cavalier Super 8 Motel locations The Travelodge
THE TWO TWENTY CO-WORKING SPACE
SPAS, SALONS & GYMS Alchemy Salon Blondo’s Chrome Salon Spa Damara Day Spa Edgewater Spa Ethos SalonSpa Fresca Bella Lavish Hair Boutique The Makeup Studio Paramount Day Spa Riverstone Massage Therapy Soul Salons Sunsera Salon locations Visions Salon & Spa Goodlife Fitness Motion Fitness locations YMCA, YWCA
SPECIALTY RETAILERS Area Home + Lifestyle Dad’s Organic Market Eastern Market Garden Architecture & Design Indigo Books Ingredients Artisan Market LB Distillers Lifestyles by Darrell Bell Maggie’s Sausage & Deli McQuarries Tea & Coffee McNally Robinson Paddock Wood Brewery Prairie Sun Brewery Sangster’s* Ten Thousand Villages The Trading Post *-select locations
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Terrific Tees!
Unless the “Saskatoon Shines!” motto says all you need and want to about this city, consider shopping around for another, more original tee-shirt from a local designer that really captures the cosmopolitan cool factor of the City of Bridges.
“Sailor Dan”
“The Social Good”
“City of Bridges”
“‘Saskatoon’ scripts”
Design: Sailor Dan (Melissa Squire-inspired adaptation of the iconic, 3-masted schooner prints; transposed by Bruce Tucker)
Design: Vero Kokolus (YWCA)
Design: Steve Thomson
Design: Paul Miazga
Tucker’s T-shirts 218 Ave. B South Tuckerstshirts.com
Hardpressed 224 20th St. West Hardpressed.ca
flow magazine 108-220 20th St. West
Tucker’s T-shirts 218 Ave. B South
British Groceries & Imports
Come and try our Melton Mowbray Pork Pies! • Coronation Street Collectables • Doctor Who Collectables • Official Guinness Merchandise • Now stocking Williamson Premium Teas 7-1501 8th St. East Open Tuesday to Saturday 10 - 5 306.384.2748 Churchill’s British Toll Free: 1.888.384.2748 Imports Saskatoon
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Text and photos by staff
Can you tell which 15 different scripts were used to spell the placename “Saskatoon” on the flow t-shirt? This limited-edition top was specially designed for the 25th anniversary of the PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival!
“Keepin’ it Riel”
“Saskatoon skyline”
“Original plan c. 1946”
“Dumb Angel”
Design: Jody Delaronde
Design: Bruce Tucker
Design: Steve Thomson
Design: Ben Hettinga
Schmatta 640 Broadway Ave. Schmattabodypiercing.com
Tucker’s T-shirts 218 Ave. B South Tuckerstshirts.com
Hardpressed 226 20th St. West Hardpressed.ca
Beaumont Film & Record 220 3rd Ave. South Beaumontshop.com
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The Parking Puzzle
Although lessening the number of cars downtown is a priority, the fact remains that it can be a genuine struggle for those who choose to drive their own vehicles to find parking downtown. Wallace says that parking resolutions are being looked at right now with one potential long-term solution being to remove surface parking lots and get vehicles into multi-level parking structures. Short-term solutions could include differential parking rates, meaning higher hourly rates in areas with high demand and less in areas with lower demand, plus increasing nose-in parking opportunities on 3rd Avenue. “Anything the city or private investors can do to increase parking in the lots that already exist would be beneficial, especially if there’s effective use of the lots so pedestrians aren’t walking past vast empty spaces,” says Brent Penner, Executive Director of the Downtown Business Improvement District. Parking aside, Penner adds that the downtown core needs to become more interactive: “We need to find ways for people to frequent the downtown more, whether that’s through walking, cycling, transit or driving. They all need to work together to make downtown a viable space and to help businesses.”
Moving Forward
Saskatoon isn’t breaking new ground with its plans to transform transit and find strategic development opportunities. If anything, it’s about time the city began keeping up with other major cities across Canada and the US. Patrick L. Phillips, Global Chief Executive Officer of the Urban Land Institute has said that “Great cities start with great streets.” Change is slow, but Saskatoon residents know they’re living in city where change is happening all around them. In the end, it’s about making streets safe no matter how people choose to get around, whether on four wheels, two wheels or none at all.
00 Accommodations (metro) 1. Best Western Blairmore
(H2; 306 Shillington Cres., 306-242-2299)
2. Best Western Harvest Inn
(E6; 1715 Idylwyld Dr. North, 306-244-5552)
3. Colonial Square Inn & Suites
(I8; 1-1301 8th St. East, 306-343-1676) 4. Comfort Inn (D7; 2155 Northridge Dr., 306-934-1122)
5. Comfort Suites Saskatoon
(A5; 203 Bill Hunter Ave. 306-955-6565)
6. Confederation Inn
(H3; 3330 Fairlight Dr., 306-384-2882)
7. Country Inn & Suites
(D6; 617 Cynthia St., 306-934-3900)
8. Days Inn Saskatoon
(E7; 2000 Idylwyld Dr. North, 306-242-3297)
9. Four Points Sheraton Hotel
(K8; 103 Stonebridge Blvd., 306-933-9889) 10. Heritage Inn (E5; 102 Cardinal Cres., 306-665-8121)
11. Motel 6 Saskatoon (A5; 231 Marquis Dr., 306-665-6688)
Infill Developments
Text by Linda Nguyen
Bringing people in as the city expands out
In order to put Saskatoon among Canada’s most liveable major cities, city planners and private investors have recognized the need to revamp several under-utilized neighbourhoods adjacent to the downtown core and plan for the future in outlying suburbs. The notion of improved road infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians is increasingly important if the city wants to boost population density in the city centre and become a more environmentally friendly place. The multi-storey Edge and Mosaic complexes—both infill residential projects in Riversdale— exemplify new city plans to increase population density in core neighbourhoods. Particularly suited to young working professionals, these modern living spaces reduce the length of the daily commute and encourage more people to visit walkable restaurants and other businesses. The Banks in Riversdale and The Myriad in Willowgrove are so-called mixed-use buildings that combine retail, office and residential space. Situated close to parks, transit stops and other amenities, they provide work, entertainment and living space in one location and reduce the need to commute entirely in some cases since residents 12. Northgate Motor Inn (G7; 706 Idylwyld Dr. North, 306-664-4414) 13. Northwoods Inn & Suites (G7; 610 Idylwyld Dr. North, 306-244-2901) 14. Ramada Hotel (F7; 806 Idylwyld Dr. North, 306-665-6500) 15. Riviera Motor Inn (E6; 2001 Ave. B North, 306-242-7272) 16. Sandman Hotel Saskatoon (D6; 310 Circle Dr. West, 306-477-4844) 17. Saskatoon Inn Hotel (E6; 2002 Airport Dr., 306-242-1440) 18. Super 8 Saskatoon (D7; 706 Circle Dr. East, 306-384-8989) 19. Super 8 Saskatoon West (G5; 1414 22nd St. West, 306-974-2900) 20. Thriftlodge Saskatoon (E6; 1825 Idylwyld Dr. North, 306-244-2191) 21. Travelodge Hotel Saskatoon (D6; 106 Circle Dr. West, 306-242-8881) 22. Westgate Motor Inn (H5; 2501 22nd St. West, 306-382-3722) 23. Refresh Inn & Suites (H8; 1220 College Dr.,
have all the services they need in one spot. These and other new developments also boast a variety of environmentally friendly features, from LED lighting to thicker walls and radiant floor heating. The newest building in the Broadway district, the 612 Main Street offices will even provide covered and underground bicycle parking, plus shower facilities for for who choose to cycle for work in the building. The notion of improved road infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians will become increasingly important to the city for one very important reason: it needs to become a greener place to live and do business. City Council set a target in the fall of 2005 of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 6 percent below 1990 levels by 2013 for the city as a whole and 10 percent below 1990 levels for all civic operations. With Saskatoon’s fringes growing at an exponential rate in comparison to the city centre, city planners face an uphill battle. To link new areas such as Willowgreen in the northeast and Blairmore in the west to the city centre will take a concerted effort to avoid excluding or isolating these areas, even if they’re designed to supposedly have all they need. 306-934-5555)
(downtown) 1. Delta Bessborough Hotel
(E6; 601 Spadina Cres. East, 306-244-5521)
2. Hilton Garden Inn
(C4; 90 22nd St. East, 306-244-2311)
3. Holiday Inn Saskatoon
(C3; 101 Pacific Ave., 306-986-5000)
4. Holiday Inn Express
(D4; 315 Idylwyld Dr. North, 306-384-8844)
5. The James Hotel
(E7; 620 Spadina Cres. East, 306-244-6446)
6. Obasa Suites* (3 locations)
(map 2: B4, B6; map 3: B2; Obasasuites.com)
7. Park Town Hotel
(B7; 924 Spadina Cres. East, 1-800-667-3999)
8. Radisson Hotel Saskatoon
(E5; 405 20th St. East, 306-665-3322)
9. Hotel Senator
(D4; 243 21st St. East, 306-244-6141)
10. Sheraton Cavalier Hotel
(D5; 612 Spadina Cres. East, 306-652-6770)
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secret Saskatoon
Text by Danny Bradbury Photo by Paul Miazga
If you know where to stand,
Saskatoon will speak to you There’s a spot in Kiwanis Park where, if you stand and whisper in exactly the right place, the park will speak back to you. Locals have called it an echo spot, and it’s one of Saskatoon’s quainter best-kept secrets. You can find the spot in the middle of the entrance to Kiwanis Memorial Park on the south side of the Delta Bessborough Hotel, opposite the Provincial Court House. There’s a curved wall there with a dark circle in its middle. If you stand in the circle and speak towards the wall, you’ll hear the sound echo back, amplified. Step off the circle, and the echo will disappear. Ampitheatres are a common feature in architecture and nature. Many buildings are constructed purely for their sound, while some-
times natural rock formations can serve as natural amplifiers. In Saskatoon, the entrance to the south side of Kiwanis Park was designed to mirror the design of the north side, which was completed in 1989 as part of the Jeux Canada Games. A project by the Meewasin Valley Authority and the City of Saskatoon, it was the first time that the MVA allowed donors to buy memorial bricks as part of the structure. Further south on River Landing stands another echo spot. The ampitheatre there is designed for open-air gatherings, including music and dance. A wooden deck area is half-surrounded by stone seating that builds upwards to the back, creating an echo chamber for those that stand in the middle.
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This makes it great for addressing a crowd, says Amanda Bullin, who works with the Meewasin Valley Authority. “The trick with these areas is that the people you’re speaking to don’t hear you any louder,” she says. “It is a personal, private confidence booster for the speaker to hear their words amplified.” The River Landing ampitheatre is used a lot for weddings. With the river next to you, it’s the perfect spot for announcing your vows. Say “I do” there, and its white stone will absorb and amplify your words, sending them back to you and your love louder and stronger than before, in a way that only you two can both hear. What better way to dedicate your life to someone?
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